Chicago’s High Achievers Found To Miss Out on College Options
Though more are taking tough courses, many fall short of selective schools
A
new study
of how students in Chicago move from high school to work or college presents a classic good-news, bad-news scenario.
On the one hand, growing numbers of the district’s high school students are enrolling in high-level academic programs and courses, says the latest report from the Consortium on Chicago School Research , at the University of Chicago. Yet not enough of those young people are taking full advantage of their expanded academic opportunities by applying to competitive colleges, the study finds.
“Even if you’re a smart kid, and you know you’ve done well in high school, you may not realize that a 4.0 GPA has a dollar value in terms of going to college,” said Jenny Nagaoka, a study co-author. The report, “From High School to the Future: Making Hard Work Pay Off,” was posted online April 22 by the consortium, a research organization that specializes in studies of...
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