May 23, 2014 The intense competition and successful strategies to secure a seat at one of Chicago’s top Selective Enrollment High Schools and Academic Centers were featured in a May 22nd WGN-TV news story about the Selective Enrollment process. WGN Reporter Tonya Francisco outlined the steps of the selection process and interviewed parents and students […]
Contact:Matthew Greenberg (312) 409-8411 March 26, 2014 Chicago, IL –In the most recent round of admissions, composite scores rose at the two top Academic Centers, Whitney Young and Lane Tech by 10 and 20 points respectively. This means that on average any student accepted to these schools is in the top 1-3% academically. To reach […]
February 25, 2014 Chicago, IL – In the most recent round of admissions, average scores rose despite another massive increase in seats. While the largest additions occurred at Lane Tech (+175 seats) and Westinghouse (+80 seats) – nearly every school in the system added spots – heading off an even more dramatic score increase. Lane […]
Contact:Matthew Greenberg (312) 409-8411 February 10, 2014 Chicago, IL – The recent announcement by CPS regarding the use of the MAP test in Selective Enrollment admissions has left many parents angry, fearful and confused. Most parents know little about the MAP test even though their children have been taking it for some time. A common […]
December 2, 2013 Chicago, IL –With its adoption by over 40 states, the Common Core has become a de facto national assessment standard. In 2014, all Chicago students, both public and private, will take a Common Core compliant assessment. That means that both mandated public school spring assessments, the ISAT (given in early March) and […]
July 31, 2013 Chicago, IL –There has been much fanfare lately regarding CPS’ addition of some earlier test dates for the Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam. Although the actual dates have yet to be announced, CPS has said that it plans to start high school testing by the end of October – and continue testing into […]
March 29, 2013 Increasing Interest In Academic Centers Makes Scores Jump And Squeezes Higher Tier Students Chicago, IL – In the latest round of Academic Center admissions, composite scores rose at all of the competitive Academic Centers and huge gaps between the scores of admitted Tier 4 and Tier 1 students persisted and widened at […]
February 26, 2013 Selective Enrollment Admissions Scores Soften As Seats Are Added – But Higher Tier Students Still Feel The Squeeze Chicago, IL – Average admissions scores declined across the board as nearly 400 seats were added to Selective Enrollment High Schools. Scores fell very slightly at the top schools (Northside, Payton and Young), a […]
December 4, 2012 Chicago, IL –Many schools, administrators and parents across Chicago take pride in the high percentages of their students that “meet” or “exceed” ISAT standards. However, changes will occur in 2013 that are expected to dramatically lower these percentages by 30% or more. As part of its deal to receive a waiver from […]
November 15, 2012 Chicago, IL –Even though CPS just made a major change to its Tier system in February 2012, this past Friday the Tier system was revised yet again. The most recent changes were made without any explanation. It’s not clear why these changes were made, whether any new data was available, or whether […]
