CPS Announces 5 New Choice Elementary Schools

CPS Announces 5 New Choice Elementary Schools

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Chicago is going to have three new magnet schools and two new test-in schools. Public school officials announced Monday that it was creating these new programs, emphasizing that the neighborhoods where they are being located need more quality options. But already some community people are voicing skepticism, worrying that area students will be shut out and that the changes will fuel gentrification.