The Economist reports that Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel’s school reforms are working, and that he plans to ensure that every family would be within three miles of a high school offering some special focus, such as science or the International Baccalaureate® (IB).
The publication reports that Emanuel was presenting his plans for education at Kenwood Academy, a high school on the city’s South Side. He is quoted as saying:
“NO FAMILY should go to the poorhouse because they are giving their kid a crack at the American dream.”
The report continues that on the same day in Tennessee, President Barack Obama announced plans to exempt qualified students from tuition fees at community colleges. The White House had taken a leaf out of Chicago’s book, said Mr Emanuel, who last October introduced the Chicago STAR Scholarship, which pays the community-college tuition fees of the best graduates from Chicago’s public-school system.
Mr Emanuel wants more students to enroll in a college and take courses (and, if they pass, get credits) while still in their last year of high school, which helps to reduce their tuition costs later. With the help of a donation of US$500,000 over three years from General Electric, the programme will grow from almost 2,500 students to more than 6,000 next year.
You can read the full article on The Economist website.
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