Funds generated by tobacco tax to provide high school preparation for 20,000 incoming freshmen
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Education Officer Janice K. Jackson today introduced two new programs designed to ensure that all students begin their freshman year of high school prepared to succeed, both academically and socially. The initiatives – which include a one-week summer transition program for all incoming CPS freshmen, as well as a…
