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42% of Chicago parents lack secure employment 79% of students CPS expels are Black Homelessness Has Nearly Tripled in CPS Since 2003 1,400 CPS Students Share One School Nurse 59% of CPS schools are triply segregated

42% of Chicago parents lack secure employment

The vast majority of CPS students, 87%, come from low-income households, but CPS and the City of Chicago have yet to seriously address poverty as an educational issue.
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79% of students CPS expels are Black

In the 2013-14 school year, when Black students were 37% of the district school population, they were 79% of those expelled and 75% of those suspended.
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Homelessness Has Nearly Tripled in CPS Since 2003

The number of homeless students in CPS has nearly tripled since 2003. Some 48 CPS schools have 20% or more Students in Temporary Living Situations. Half or more of the students in some schools are homeless.
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1,400 CPS Students Share One School Nurse

That is nine times the National Association of School Nurses recommended ratio. Out of 522 district-run schools, only 32 currently have School Based Health Clinics.
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59% of CPS schools are triply segregated

Race, socioeconomic status, and academic engagement form a segregation triple-threat that undermines achievement for CPS students.
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