No Post-High School Plans? Chicago Doesn't Think You Should Graduate
The local teachers union opposes adding more graduation requirements.
A school bus in Chicago on March 21, 2013.
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Chicago Public School students will soon have to do more than merely pass all their classes to graduate. Starting with the class of 2020, high schoolers must present a post-grad plan before receiving their diplomas.
The new requirement, dubbed Learn. Plan. Succeed., was announced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public School Chief Education Officer Dr. Janice K. Jackson on Wednesday.