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This is all speculative of course but if you had a choice between these two schools, which did you or would you choose and why? We know people who got into both and everyone seems happy where they landed. They seem like very different schools, demographics, vibes, etc. which are both appealing for d...
My son scored 99 in math and 97 in reading in the HSAT. He heard there were people who got off the waitlist last year for Walter Payton. Does any one know if 895, tier 4 got an offer from Payton in the rolling waitlist last year? Any insights would be appreciated. ...
I'd like to crowdsource a list of the top NON-selective enrollment CPS high schools. I respectfully ask for this thread not to involve discussions of private schools or selective enrollment high schools (SEHS) since there are already plenty of those threads. I've long been bothered by...
Are you concerned about the budget shortfall for CPS and how that will affect your school’s funding for next year? I think it’s around $600M which would be about $1M per school. ...
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