Only eight of the 15 regular magnet elementary schools meet the consent decree desegregation standard, after white enrollment declined through the 1990s¶
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q2 i? Of the 15 regular magnet schools subject to desegregation goals, only eight have white enrollment between 15 and 35 percent; the seven failing schools fell from 17.4 percent white in 1991-92 to 7.0 percent in 1999-2000. → Elaine M. Allensworth 2000
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Elaine M. Allensworth 2000¶
Elaine M. Allensworth, Todd Rosenkranz. (2000). Access to Magnet Schools in Chicago. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/access-magnet-schools-chicago
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Analysis of CPS student record files for fall semester 1999 (Figures 11-13), tracking white enrollment at regular magnet schools from 1991-92 to 1999-2000. The report states "Of the 15 magnet schools that are supposed to abide by the desegregation goals of the consent decree, only eight meet the standard of having a white enrollment between 15 and 35 percent."
"Of the 15 magnet schools that are supposed to abide by the desegregation goals of the consent decree, only eight meet the standard of having a white enrollment between 15 and 35 percent."
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Related Claims¶
- Magnet elementary schools enroll larger percentages of white and Asian students and smaller percentages of Latino and African-American students than non-magnet schools — related
- Two years after the comprehensive magnet school policy, overall enrollment patterns by student residence had not changed substantially — related
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Only eight of the 15 regular magnet elementary schools meet the consent decree desegregation standard, after white enrollment declined through the 1990s |
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Only eight of the 15 regular magnet elementary schools meet the consent decree desegregation standard, after white enrollment declined through the 1990s |
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