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HiPointDem

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6. as you say, jones prep is a selective enrollment high school. it isn't open admission; it's

Reply to frazzled (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:55 AM

Mar 2013

admission by test score.

jones prep is 31% hispanic, 29% white, 24% black, 11% asian.

http://schools.chicagotribune.com/school/jones-college-prep-high-school_chicago/

that's why i said "most" DUers. I was going to add "except in selective enrollment or suburban schools" but I didn't want to put too fine a point on it.

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I don't have kids in school, but ... frazzled Mar 2013 #1

that's why they didn't close any high schools *this time*. because previous closings HiPointDem Mar 2013 #3

91% of cps students are minority. i doubt many DUers have children in them. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #2

I have (non-minority) friends who sent their kid to high school in CPS frazzled Mar 2013 #5

as you say, jones prep is a selective enrollment high school. it isn't open admission; it's HiPointDem Mar 2013 #6

My child is in CPS alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #4