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Barrow, Lisa; Sartain, Lauren; de la Torre, Marisa – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2018
In the 2015-16 school year, 75 percent of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) ninth-graders opted out of their assigned high school. These students could choose from more than 300 programs at 138 public high schools. Selective enrollment high schools (SEHSs) were among the most high-profile and most sought-out options. SEHSs aim to provide high-achieving…
Descriptors: School Choice, Selective Admission, Public Schools, High Schools
Barrow, Lisa; Sartain, Lauren – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2019
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) offers many options when it comes to high school enrollment. In fact, since the 2015-16 school year, about three out of every four incoming ninth-graders have chosen to attend a high school other than their assigned neighborhood school. Despite the widespread engagement in school choice, the high school application…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Enrollment, Public Schools, High School Students