Preliminary numbers show that Chicago Public Schools this school year have seen a drop in enrollment by 12,000 students, board member Yesenia Lopez said at the same news conference, “primarily English learners.” Lopez said she didn’t know whether that drop was directly attributable to fears of immigration enforcement.
Is “English learners” code for “illegal immigrants”? We can add that code to the others, such as “undocumented immigrants,” “immigrants,” and “migrants.” Just be sure not to use the applicable word “illegal.”
Deb
8 months ago
People are running from CPS due to poor quality education, teachers more interested in politics than teaching. Students graduating from CPS are headed for failure. Any parent with a brain cell will send there kids anywhere else. Even Gates sends her kid to private school over CPS. That says it all. CPS needs to focus on educating students, not progressive ideology. They need to stand up to CTU.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Is “English learners” code for “illegal immigrants”? We can add that code to the others, such as “undocumented immigrants,” “immigrants,” and “migrants.” Just be sure not to use the applicable word “illegal.”
People are running from CPS due to poor quality education, teachers more interested in politics than teaching. Students graduating from CPS are headed for failure. Any parent with a brain cell will send there kids anywhere else. Even Gates sends her kid to private school over CPS. That says it all. CPS needs to focus on educating students, not progressive ideology. They need to stand up to CTU.