New Racial Divide for Obama Library Funding Battle
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There's decline of minority students in four of the city's top selective high schools.
A Chicago Sun-Times article reported on the decline of minority students in some of the city’s top ranked selective enrollment high schools. Joining Elizabeth Brackett to take a detailed look at selective enrollment schools, their impact, and their effect on racial diversity are John Barker, Chief Accountability Officer for Chicago Public Schools, Steve Tozer, a professor at University of Illinois
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New Racial Divide for Obama Library Funding Battle
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A Chicago Sun-Times article reported on the decline of minority students in some of the city’s top ranked selective enrollment high schools. Joining Elizabeth Brackett to take a detailed look at selective enrollment schools, their impact, and their effect on racial diversity are John Barker, Chief Accountability Officer for Chicago Public Schools, Steve Tozer, a professor at University of Illinois
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