Bumping this one in light of some new information out today on the absolute academic collapse of Chicago's schools.
www.zerohedge.com
Across 67 schools serving over 12,000 kids, not a single child tested grade level proficient in math. 32 schools had no children proficient in reading.
This is not a new problem, but has exploded in severity since the covid school closures. Chicago had one of the most intransigent teachers unions in the country and as a result suffered one of the longest periods of lockdown, cancellation, and "remote learning".
The article points out one more factoid:
Next time you meet someone from Illinois and they seem a little...slow, be nice to them. They probably can't read.
Not A Single Child Tested Proficient In Math In 67 Illinois Schools | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
www.zerohedge.com
Across 67 schools serving over 12,000 kids, not a single child tested grade level proficient in math. 32 schools had no children proficient in reading.
This is not a new problem, but has exploded in severity since the covid school closures. Chicago had one of the most intransigent teachers unions in the country and as a result suffered one of the longest periods of lockdown, cancellation, and "remote learning".
The article points out one more factoid:
Next time you meet someone from Illinois and they seem a little...slow, be nice to them. They probably can't read.
