CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The head of the Chicago Public Schools is countering a study that says CPS is failing its Latino students.
The conservative think tank Wirepoints is out with a study that said only 17% of Latino students in Chicago Public Schools can read at grade level and just 12% were proficient in math in 2022.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez took issue with the report that suggests the school system is doing nothing about the issues.
Pedro Martinez said CPS created a three-year blueprint to address the problems, and this year students are ahead of the marks on literacy.
“I am excited by the strategies we have. Our teachers are excited with the new tools and the curriculum that we’re using,” Martinez said. “In fact , we have so much demand from our teachers who are training that it’s just a wonderful problem to have, because…teachers don’t really like professional development. They usually don’t see it as a great use of their time. We’re not seeing that with literacy.”
On Math, he said, the students are on track though he admits it’s not enough.
“We’re going to have some exciting announcements next month about how we’re partnering with large districts across the country to create innovative strategies to accelerate math,” Martinez said.
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