Then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks with students at Senn High School on May 10, 2017. Rahm Emanuel is the U.S. ambassador to Japan. He was mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019 and previously served as White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama.
Such decisions are based in the belief that more requirements lead to a higher dropout rate. In Chicago, we rejected that premise. But “Learn. Plan. Succeed.” is far from a high-stakes, one-size-fits-all exam assessing what kids learned over the previous four years. The city’s post-high school plan focuses on each individual and their future. The result is high school graduation rates at an all-time high and a, 65 percent of Chicago graduates enroll in college, in line with national averages.
during their sophomore and junior years. This tracks their course requirements and college benchmarks, and proposes concrete steps — supported by a “postsecondary navigator” to help students develop a career plan — to ensure they progress toward the path of their choice.program we launched nearly a decade ago offers CPS graduates with a B average or better free education, including tuition and textbooks, at City Colleges of Chicago. Since 2015,Some people might think that the U.S.