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Most of Chicago's elementary schools are K-8, while suburbs have middle/junior high schools. Why is that and how did that system evolve?

Asked by Anonymous

Why is WBEZ called WBEZ, as opposed to something more obviously Chicago? I know it originally represented the board of education but the Z?

Asked by Anonymous

Has any mayor of Chicago enrolled his children in the Chicago Public Schools?

Asked by Anonymous

When did CPS begin and stop the practice of having boys swim naked in gym class?

Asked by Anonymous

What happens to children who attend CPS special needs classes after they leave the system. IS any data collected?

Asked by JOhn Jelen

Which CPS high schools have the highest teen pregnancy rate? What happens to high school students when they do become pregnant?

Asked by Katey Feit

What are the demographics of youth who utilize the Summer After School Matters programs?

Asked by Katey Feit

Where do library books go when they are too worn out to read or falling apart?

Asked by Brian Bush

I am not originally from Chicago, we never had 8th grade graduation celebrations as they do here. How/why did that start?

Asked by Jef Johnson

Is Chicago as dangerous as outsiders think? Where are the most dangerous places and where are the safest? (with relation to violent crime)

Asked by Nathaniel

Why does Chicago (CPS) have an unelected school board? What happened in the 90s that caused Daley to take over?

Asked by Anonymous

Why were CPS.male HS students required to take swimming classes in the nude at some if not all schools?

Asked by Anonymous

If it takes $15K to pay tuition @ a top private school for a year for 1 student, how much money is spent per child at Chicago Public Schools

Asked by Kathy Matos Linares

How come many grammar schools in the city (like in Beverly) are well integrated but the high schools tend to still be segregated?

Asked by Matt

What's going on with the March for Science in Chicago? Why are they doing it?

Asked by Kate Bowie

Who is the artist who created the iconic You Can’t Jail The Revolution street poster given away outside the 1969 Chicago Eight/Seven trial?

Asked by Patrick Monaghan

How have Chicago's high school graduation rates varied over the last 70+ years? Public high schools? Private high schools? Both together?

Asked by Shelley Orbach

Is there any correlation between city violence and the stratified high school system I.e. Select enrollment taking away from neighborhood

Asked by Ivy

What is the relationship between the surge in gun violence in the City and the neighborhoods where schools have been closed?

Asked by Pegeen McGhan

Why do all of the older elementary schools have boys and girls entrances? Were they educated separately? A nod to Catholic ed? What gives?

Asked by Chris Wolf

What kind of relationship does the University of Chicago have with the communities that surround it?

Asked by Sean L. Hudson

Why aren't there more free programs for the kids of Chicago?

Asked by Anonymous

Why aren't there more after-school activities for students? (without charging extra)

Asked by Anonymous

Why is Chicago the only major city that does not have an elected school board?

Asked by Claudette Morin

Why do students at some charter schools get in trouble for applying to colleges or going to fly-ins without telling a guidance counselor?

Asked by Lynda Lopez

What is the city doing with all the abandoned buildings/schools?

Asked by Letty Oliveros

What's Chicago's best graduation rate and worst?

Asked by Jose Cardenas

Which Chicago Public High School is the most historical?

Asked by Jose Cardenas

Why are Prospect High School's colors navy and blue?

Asked by Connor Heimdal

Why are the schools considered better in the suburbs than the city?

Asked by Victoria

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