Another thing in this new school year to watch out for. How to
improve academic performance for boys in CPS schools:
“I’m not satisfied,” Jackson said of the district’s performance. “I like
the incremental growth, but we need to see exponential growth,
particularly among our African-American male and Latino male students,
if we’re going to meet the goals we’ve outlined in our vision.”
Her comments followed a stirring 20-minute speech Thursday afternoon
to a gathering of business and civic leaders organized by the City Club
of Chicago. In the speech, Jackson highlighted district investments in
new programs and curriculum at neighborhood schools, a renewed focus on
early career and college credentials, commitments to hiring more school
support staff, and universal Pre-K expansion as ways to “level the
playing field.”
Asked after the speech about the specific approaches the district is
taking to close racial and gender disparities in graduation rates,
Jackson said new attention to what students are being taught would be
key.
“I think in order to get to the 90 percent graduation rate that we’ve
outlined in our vision, we have to have strong curriculum and academic
programs in our schools, which is why we’re making a commitment around
more IB and STEM
programs, and a quality curriculum in every school,” she said. “I think
by coupling the social emotional support with academic support, we’re
going to get there.”
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