State lawmakers released a draft of Chicago’s elected school board — and some parents want them to go back to the drawing board. They see the proposed map not representative of the majority Latino student population in Chicago Public Schools.
State lawmakers released a draft of Chicago’s elected school board — and some parents want them to go back to the drawing board.
The student body of Chicago Public Schools is 46.5% Hispanic, 35.8% African American and 11% White. Meanwhile, Chicago’s general population is 33% White, 29% African American and 28.7% Hispanic. Jessica Cañas, senior manager of community engagement manager at Kids First Chicago, said another issue with the proposed map is that non-citizens can’t run or vote for their school boards.
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