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Chicago Public School students are graduating from college at a rate that has almost doubled over the past 10 years. A thorough study from the Consortium for Chicago School Research showed that 14% of Chicago Public School ninth graders, a decade later, had graduated with a degree from a four-year college or university.

In 2006, just 8% earned a 4-year degree. Nationwide, about 18% of ninth graders go on to get a college degree...