I'm looking to talk with parents whose children are applying to one of the city's selective enrollment or magnet schools?
The Chicago Public Schools has proposed a new policy governing applications to those schools, and I'd like to get a sense from parents of how it might work in real life.
The new policy comes in the wake of a federal court decision freeing the district from oversight on school segregation.
The new policy seeks to ensure socioeconomic diversity in selective enrollment and magnet schools. Previously, the policy was aimed at ensuring racial integration.
The new policy was questioned this week at a City Council hearing by aldermen who say the new policy could lead to more segregated schools and take away admission decisions from school principals.
The application deadline for selective and magnet schools is Dec. 18, and the board will vote two days beforehand on the new policy.
If your family is considering applications to one of those schools, drop me a line (news at chicagocurrent.com).