CHICAGO (WLS) -- The process for getting into a selective enrollment high school in Chicago can be even more confusing than college admissions. Here's a brief overview of how the system works ...

When the clock struck 5 p.m. on Friday, March 27, eighth grade families throughout Chicago gathered around computers as high school admissions offers started appearing online. But a week later, som… ...

At the time, Johnson and his Chicago Teachers Union backers well knew that any attempt to mess with Chicago’s superb little clutch of 11 selective-enrollment high schools — Northside College ...

Joe Gondolfi, a high school teacher for Chicago Public Schools, said he’s long been puzzled by the students and parents who seem obsessed with selective enrollment high schools.

Chicago is home to 11 high-ranking enrollment schools, including charter and magnet schools like Walter Payton Prep and Jones College Prep. In 2017, Chicago Public Schools set up a selective ...

According to U.S. News & World Report, Payton College Prep, part of Chicago Public Schools, is one of the best schools in the country, ranking fifth in the latest Survey.

Chicago Board of Education says new strategic plan won't close selective enrollment schools 00:33. CHICAGO ... made up 24% of the enrollment at the top 5 selective enrollment high schools, ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has faced fierce scrutiny as the city's school board moves to end the selective enrollment ... According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 76% of high school students and 45% ...

But undoing the legacy of outstanding high schools such as Walter Payton, Jones, Lindblom or Lane Tech — which, like others in the selective-enrollment system, consistently rank among the best ...

During my childhood and adolescence, I attended public schools in Lockport, a small suburb just 40 minutes from Chicago. My high school enrolled, and still does, nearly every high school-aged ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file photo Share Just about one-in-five eighth-graders applying to a competitive selective-enrollment high school in Chicago got ...

Chicago shouldn't open another test-in high school. Instead, let's go all in on models that work for all students. How to fix Chicago Public Schools: Stop the selective enrollment madness - Crain ...