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A Lot Has Changed Since Secretary of Education William Bennett Called Chicago Public Schools “The Worst in the Nation” 4th Grade NAEP Math: 2003 through 2015 ELIGIBLE for Free/Reduced Lunch NOT ELIGIBLE for Free/Reduced Lunch UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Most of Chicago’s Growth Comes from Shifts in Student Demographics URBAN MYTH Most of Chicago’s Growth Comes from Shifts in Student Demographics Changes in the Percent of Total Enrollment in Six Key Demographic Sub-Groups: 2001 through 2016 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

URBAN MYTH Most of Chicago’s Growth Comes from Shifts in Student Demographics Changes in the Percent of Total Enrollment in Six Key Demographic Sub-Groups: 2001 through 2016 Chicago Students Not Identified as English Language Learners (ELL) Percent Scoring At or Above Statewide Reading and Math Medians at Grades 3-8 in 2016 Black: 30% Latino: 42% Latino Non-ELL: Latino ELL: UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

English Language Learners On Average, Their Scores Were A Large Portion of the Latino Students Who Replaced Black Students in the Testing Pool between 2001 and 2016 Were English Language Learners On Average, Their Scores Were About the Same or Lower than the Black Students They Replaced UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Percent of Non-ELL Students Tested Who Scored At or Above Statewide Reading Medians 39% Black 46% Latino UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Percent of Non-ELL Students Tested Who Scored At or Above Statewide Reading Medians 39% Black 46% Latino 13 23 12 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Percent of Non-ELL Students Tested Who Scored At or Above Statewide Reading Medians 39% Black 46% Latino 52% Black 35% Latino 13 23 12 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Percent of Non-ELL Students Tested Who Scored At or Above Statewide Reading Medians 39% Black 46% Latino 52% Black 35% Latino 13 23 12 21 12 9 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION PK-8 versus PK-5 + 6-8 Middle Schools UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION PK-8 versus PK-5 + 6-8 Middle Schools “When ISAT scores from CPS are compared with scores from the rest of the state, the authors find that gaps between Chicago students in the state are much smaller in upper grades than in lower grades. “This challenges the conventional wisdom that students fall further behind the longer they are enrolled in CPS.” UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

PK-8 Allows Chicago to Avoid the Disruptions that Slow Achievement in the Shift to Middle School MATH Differences from 3rd to 8th Grade between Chicago and the Rest of Illinois Achievement of Low-Income, Non-ELL Students in the 8th Grade Graduating Class of 2014 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

National Research Shows Lasting Negative Effects from Transitioning to Middle School UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

WITH STUDENTS IN GRADES BIG GAINS IN SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS WITH STUDENTS IN GRADES PK through 4 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

During NCLB, NAEP Scores Flattened Statewide but Rose Dramatically at All Achievement Levels in Chicago NAEP Scale Scores over Time for 4th Grade Math at the 25th, 50th and 75th Percentile of the Chicago and State of Illinois Distributions: 2003 through 2015 260 255 254 238 234 232 232 216 214 212 210 196 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

During NCLB, NAEP Scores Flattened Statewide but Rose Dramatically at All Achievement Levels in Chicago NAEP Scale Scores over Time for 4th Grade Math at the 25th, 50th and 75th Percentile of the Chicago and State of Illinois Distributions: 2003 through 2015 260 255 254 238 234 232 232 216 214 212 210 196 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

During NCLB, NAEP Scores Flattened Statewide but Rose Dramatically at All Achievement Levels in Chicago NAEP Scale Scores over Time for 4th Grade Math at the 25th, 50th and 75th Percentile of the Chicago and State of Illinois Distributions: 2003 through 2015 260 255 254 238 234 232 232 216 214 212 210 196 UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Big Growth in School Effectiveness in the PRIMARY GRADES Percent of Non-ELL Third Graders Scoring At or Above State of Illinois Medians for Reading/ELA: 2001 to 2016 ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois NOT ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Growth in School Effectiveness in the PRIMARY GRADES Percent of Non-ELL Third Graders Scoring At or Above State of Illinois Medians for Reading/ELA: 2001 to 2016 ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois NOT ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois 2001 Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Growth in School Effectiveness in the PRIMARY GRADES Percent of Non-ELL Third Graders Scoring At or Above State of Illinois Medians for Reading/ELA: 2001 to 2016 ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois NOT ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois 2016 2001 Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Growth in School Effectiveness in the PRIMARY GRADES Percent of Non-ELL Third Graders Scoring At or Above State of Illinois Medians for Reading/ELA: 2001 to 2016 ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois NOT ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois 2016 2001 2001 2016 Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Growth in School Effectiveness in the PRIMARY GRADES Percent of Non-ELL Third Graders Scoring At or Above State of Illinois Medians for Reading/ELA: 2001 to 2016 ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois NOT ELIGIBLE For Free/Reduced Lunch City of Chicago Rest of Illinois 2016 2001 2001 2016 2016 2001 2001 2016 Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White Black Latino White UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

Not Your Father’s Illinois 3% of all districts in central and southern Illinois scored about the same or lower than Chicago on statewide math exams In 2016 51% of all districts, and 74% of all K-12 large unit districts, in central and southern Illinois scored about the same or lower than Chicago on statewide math exams. UIC Making Good on the Promise of Public Education

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