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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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Photo of Daley Plaza on Labor Day 2012 On May 1, 1886, 80,000 workers marched down Michigan Avenue in Chicago in support of the eight-hour day. In the next few days, nationwide, 350,000 workers (including 70,000 in Chicago) went on strike at 1,200 factories. Since that time, May…

What We’re Reading: April 27th

Lauren Dean April 27, 2017 April 27, 2017Further Reading
Shelves of books in a library This week, we’re reading about CPS’s lack of plans to back their new mandates, how communities are fighting back against racist immigration policy, and how institutional racism impacts the ways students of color learn math. 1. What Will Happen if …
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