Emotionally troubled CPS students lag in graduating
Source: suntimes.com Posted By: Chris B...5226 days ago
Chicago Public Schools students with behavioral problems are posting the lowest academic performance of all special-education students, with only 18.7 percent of them graduating in four years, a new study by the University of Chicago shows.
Even after five years, less than a quarter of such students graduated -- an "alarmingly low'' rate, according to the study released today by the U. of C.'s Consortium on Chicago School Research.
During their freshman year, CPS students with "emotional disturbances,''....