Listen "How Chicago’s Selective Enrollment Schools Came to Be"
Episode Synopsis
Chicago’s school board recently voted to prioritize neighborhood schools and de-emphasize selective enrollment schools, but board members are not ending school choice.
Reset dives into the history of how selective schools came to be — from the space race to integration efforts. We talk with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp, who recently reported on this history for Curious City.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Reset dives into the history of how selective schools came to be — from the space race to integration efforts. We talk with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp, who recently reported on this history for Curious City.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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