There are new charter schools to open in chicago. The Chicago Public School system has initiated to open new charter schools starting this year. Watch the slideshare presentation by The Chicago School Reviews. http://thechicagoschoolreviews.com/new-charter-schools-open-chicago-chicago-school-reviews/

1. New Charter Schools to
Open in Chicago
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2.  Last year, nearly 50 district run schools were closed due
to a number of evolving problems in the educational
system. According to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, primarily
there were two leading problems which led to the
shutdown of schools in the South and West side of
Chicago

3.  Noting these problems, the district decided to shut
down a number of schools and cut down on educational
budgets.
 Chicago Schools support the growth and incorporation of
new charter schools to fix the educational system.
Charter schools are considered to provide a flexible
range of diverse learning environments which will also
provide parents with more choices regarding their
children’s education plans.

4. Chicago Public Schools Board
Meeting
 On Wednesday, 22nd January, in a Chicago Public Schools
Board meeting, only 7 out the 17 proposals for charter
schools were approved. 5 out of these schools, along
with 10 charter schools previously approved are
scheduled to commence this fall. 3 out of these soon-to-
open charter schools are supposed to be in
communities, which have been facing overcrowded
schooling problems.

5. Parents and Teachers Protest
 Although approving and commencing charter schools
might be a great idea to uplift the Chicago educational
system, it has met criticism by parents and teachers.
The recent approvals further fueled their rage as they
demanded explanations how the district could all of a
sudden shut down almost 50 schools and then approve
new charter schools, while it had cut down the
educational budgets by tens of millions of dollars.

6.  In the protests outside CPS, Rubi Bautista, a parent
living in the Northwest side complained, ”CPS has said
over and over that they are out of money and that’s why
they continue to cut our budgets. But when it comes to
providing funding for charter schools, they continue to
hand over the money they are taking from our schools!”
A large number of protestors said that as CPS said there
are no overcrowding problems like CPS said and instead
of putting large amounts of money in to charter schools,
CPS should consider putting money in the schools
already present.

7.  Adding to all these problems, in a financial analysis,
launched by the Communities United for Quality
Education, the recent approval of charter schools and
CPS’s plan to open up new 60 new charter schools by
the year 2017 could cost city tax payer at least $225
million. Man groups argue that Chicago Schools has
been less transparent about the new schools and the
added expenses.

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