Chicago schools told teachers to give migrant students passing grades, ignore performance: report
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Students sit on the floor and listen to the teacher read a story. | iStock/monkeybusinessimages
Chicago public school officials told teachers to give migrant students a passing grade and move them to the next grade, even if the students did not speak English and displayed “severe academic deficiencies,” according to a new report.
Migrants who moved to Chicago have resettled in predominantly black neighborhoods on the South and West Sides, communities where the schools are not always equipped to accommodate non-English speaking students.