Another Democrat-run school district has been criticized by Parents Defending Education ( PDE ) for displaying explicit racial bias in its programs to help struggling students.
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Kids across the board in Chicago are struggling intellectually, with some children of all faiths functionally illiterate. However, the Chicago Public Schools ( CPS) developed a complex initiative specifically aimed at black students only in an effort to improve basic math and reading skills.
Chicago school city employees claimed in the CPS slides complaints/ocr-complaint-chicago-public-schools/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>that PDE identified in its OCR ( civil rights ) problem that” Chicago Public Schools has identified a critical concern to improve outcomes for Black students in the area. Despite efforts to expand access, possibilities for Black students continue to be lacked. This working group is responsible for leading a complete set of targeted advice that will help fill the identified gaps in the district’s Black students ‘ outcomes.
No doubt dark pupils in Chicago, like many other individuals, definitely need a better education. However, focusing solely on their body colour is not the solution. PDE believes that it is also in violation of the Constitution and federal laws because the college area receives federal funding.  ,
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From PDE:
Over the course of half a year, Chicago Public Schools ( CPS) developed a” Black Student Success Plan”, convening working group meetings between December 13, 2023, and April 16, 2024, 1releasing those results on February 20, 2025.2 Slides from the kickoff meeting indicate attendance by senior CPS leadership including Pedro Martinez, Chief Executive Officer, Bogdana Chkoumbova, Chief Education Officer, and Dr. Fatima Cooke, Chief Equity, Engagement, Strategy Officer…
Although the slide suggests that dark students only need to improve, it acknowledges that all students in Chicago conflict with their academic performance. A vivid on site 42, for instance, highlights black non-Hispanic students ‘ struggle with reading proficiency: just 6 percent are late or over grade level, 10 percent are first on grade level, 62 percent are one grade level below, and 21 percent are two grade levels above. But the same vivid shows that Spanish students face even greater difficulties: 5 pct are late or over grade level, 9 percent are first on grade level, 62 percent are one grade level below, and 24 percent are two grade levels below.
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Nevertheless, the” Black Student Success Plan” program has at least two distinct staff members and held at least eight community roundtable discussions and eight working group discussions. CPS has a$ 9.9 billion deficit, PDE emphasized, yet is spending money on this racially biased program. Prior to PDE’s discovery, the Los Angeles Unified School District had a similar program.
According to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, school districts that receive federal funding like CPS are breaking federal law. The program is also anti-constitutional. PDE hopes that as anti-DE I reforms advance, the Trump Education Department will stop the woke program for CPS.
