The head of Chicago Public Schools says the nation's third largest district has a long way to go, even after the district's projected graduation rate is the highest on record.
The graduation rate is projected at more than 60 percent this year.
Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard and other school leaders discussed school initiatives driving the rising graduation rates during a weekend meeting. Parental involvement, longer school days and a new curriculum were among the initiatives spotlighted.
However, graduation rates for CPS students lag behind of the national average of 73 percent, and talk of a strike among CPS teachers has reached a fever pitch.
Brizard says many children and families in Chicago still lack high quality school options.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:33 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:33:23 GMT
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:52 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:52:14 GMT
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
