Busing, magnet programs, bilingual ed in limbo as Chicago schools desegregation decree is lifted
Posted by on September 26th, 2009Now that the CPS desegregation decree has been scrapped, a number of
questions are up in the air: What criteria will the district use to
admit students to highly sought-after selective and magnet schools?
Will CPS provide any busing to magnet schools–and if it not, how will
lower-income families get their children to them? What will happen to
the extra staff, such as foreign language teachers and dance
instructors, provided to magnet schools and paid for with desegregation
funds?
And will anyone keep tabs on how well the district is serving English-
language learners, a question that was…