Not only are more CPS students graduating from high school these days but many more are heading off to college. In just one short decade the rate of students attending a 2 or 4-year college ticked upward in a dramatic fashion. In 2006 just 50% of all CPS students went on to attend a college/university. By 2015 the percentage of students going on to college had shot up to 63%.
Don't get me wrong on the surface this is great news. Here's my hope...I hope these students are able to find a calling (occupation) once they have received their degree. It would be a shame to have a degree only to find that they are left behind.
In fact starting college isn't the point finishing is. The Chicago Tribune reported that the just 18% of the freshmen class in 2016 had completed a four year degree. So starting college is one positive, not completing ones studies is another important topic of conversation.
But for now getting more CPS graduates into college is a positive sign.
Dick
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