How Chicago’s Selective Enrollment Schools Came to Be

08/04/2024 16 min
How Chicago’s Selective Enrollment Schools Came to Be

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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.

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