Some Chicago schools lose diversity under new admissions policy

Azam Ahmed:

An overhaul in the admissions process for Chicago's selective public schools had little impact on overall diversity, but individual buildings show much more variance -- in some cases growing more segregated for the 2010-11 school year, CPS officials said Tuesday.

Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman cautioned that the data are very preliminary and could change when the school year starts. Among other things, a budget crisis may force cuts in transportation to and from these schools, which could prompt enrollment changes.

He conceded that some schools are losing diversity.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 23, 2010 2:04 AM
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