The UChicago Consortium...
the progress & challenges of the Chicago Public Schools
how programs and policies are working
what really matters for school & student success
76 percent of Chicago Public Schools high school freshmen aspire to earn a college degree, yet projections show only 18 percent of them will go on to earn a four-year college degree within 10 years. Nationally, the vast majority of all high school students aspire to earn a college degree, yet less than one in three succeed.
Helping more students make it to and through high school and college is critical, not only because it will result in more students realizing their college aspirations, but also because research tells us that a college degree is still the most effective path out of poverty. People who finish college also tend to be healthier and happier—less likely to get involved in crime or suffer from illness, and more likely to volunteer, vote, engage in their communities, and even live longer.
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