The challenges of choice At the heart of Renaissance 2010 is the belief that opening new schools will benefit families and students. But a Catalyst Chicago analysis finds that a surprising number of black students are choosing lackluster schools. And in some South and West Side neighborhoods, the new schools have made barely a dent in the need for better options.
-November 12, 2008
Catalyst Chicago Magazine - Catalyst Online
Specialties not a big draw Schools with small-scale magnet programs attract few students from outside the neighborhood and lose just as many local kids as regular schools.
-November 12, 2008
Catalyst Chicago Magazine - Catalyst Online