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What’s Behind the Drop in Enrollment at CPS

CPS is losing students at an alarming rate - we'll take a look at why.

02/19/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices

What’s Behind the Drop in Enrollment at CPS

Clip: 2/19/2022 | 8m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

CPS is losing students at an alarming rate - we'll take a look at why.

In the last 20 years, the Chicago public school system has lost more than 100,000 students, with 40,000 leaving the system in the last five years. Today, enrollment stands at just over 330,000, making it the third-largest public school system in the nation — for now.

02/19/2022 | Rating NR

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