Y-Press reporter Allison Albrecht and Radio Arte reporter Jerry Curz during a phone interview.

School choice

From: Y-Press
Series: (w)indy
Length: 03:14

The Chicago public school system aims to educate half a million kids each year. At this time every year, eighth graders are choosing from career academies, neighborhood, charter, magnet, military, contract, and schools with selective enrollment. Read the full description.

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Studioja_small_small In this piece Radio Arte reporter Jerry Cruz and Y-Press reporter Allison Albrecht explore the many choices available to kids in the Chicago Public School system. They also question whether with all the options do kids really have that much choice.

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In this piece Radio Arte reporter Jerry Cruz and Y-Press reporter Allison Albrecht explore the many choices available to kids in the Chicago Public School system. They also question whether with all the options do kids really have that much choice.