Chicago teachers demand education justice and equality

Chicago Teachers have on strike for the 9th (now 10th) day. They are fighting for smaller class sizes, special education needs, librarians, social workers and more.

Black and brown students are suffering the most from the inequity in Chicago’s public schools. The lack of Black teachers is also a concern.

The statistics provided below are from the CPS website.

Students

Total: 361,314 (2018-2019 20th Day Enrollment)

Student Enrollment

Preschool: 17,668

Kindergarten: 24,128

Elementary (1-8): 213,651

Secondary (9-12): 105,867

Additional student information

Economically Disadvantaged Students: 76.6%

English Language Learners (ELL): 18.7%

Students with IEPs: 14.1%

Student Racial Makeup

African American: 36.6%

Asian: 4.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander (retired): 0.0%

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%

Hispanic: 46.7%

Multi-Racial: 1.2%

Native American/Alaskan: 0.3%

White: 10.5%

Not Available: 0.3%

Information provided by the Office of School Quality Measurement. To see detailed reports about these and other measures, click here. Last updated in October 2018.

Employees

All totals reflect unique employee count

All Staff

Public schools: 31,765

Non-public schools: 95

Citywide: 4,115

Central Office/Network: 1,400

Total Employees: 37,375

Principal Racial Breakdowns

African-American: 44.4%

Asian: 0.6%

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%

Hispanic: 16.8%

Native American: 0.4%

White: 34.4%

Multi-Racial: 1.0%

Unknown: 2.3%

Total Principals: 511

Racial Breakdowns (All Staff)

African-American: 32.7%

Asian: 2.9%

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%

Hispanic: 25.4%

Native American: 0.3%

White: 35.1%

Multi-Racial: 1.2%

Unknown: 2.3%

Teacher Racial Breakdowns

African-American: 20.7%

Asian: 3.9%

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%

Hispanic: 21.2%

Native American: 0.4%

White: 50.4%

Multi-Racial: 1.5%

Unknown: 1.9%

Total Teachers: 21,334

Is it important to have a black teacher? A 7-year-old and a 5-year-old boy and a father were asked this question.

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