Failing Chicago Public Schools ripped for doubling down on divisive race-based initiatives

The notoriously awful Chicago Public School system is doubling down on race-based policies while much of the country moves on from divisive DEI initiatives.

Chicago PBS reported that public schools within the Windy City are “pursuing the Black Student Success Plan.” The plan, as the name suggests, will cater to black students and promote the hiring of black teachers, while emphasizing black culture in education.

The initiative is in response to English proficiency rates seen in the video below, which shows black students to be among the lowest at 21%.

CPS is pursuing the Black Student Success Plan, which aims to bring in more Black teachers, reduce suspensions against Black students, promote teaching on Black culture and more.

Decoteau Irby, an education policy professor at @thisisUIC, elaborates.https://t.co/kl6CW7Kbxm pic.twitter.com/BfRKe3m2wU

— WTTW – Chicago PBS (@wttw) April 10, 2025

How will hiring teachers based on race instead of merit, and learning about “black culture,” help raise English and math scores?

Decoteau Irby, an education policy professor, said research backs the claim that teaching black history from black educators helps black students.

Critics, on the other hand, weren’t buying it and slammed the idea for inherent segregation and for ignoring root causes.

It’s time to think big Chicago. Break up CPS. It’s a disaster. The reality is a majority of kids don’t learn. Why do we just accept this? Why do we accept mediocre results? Why aren’t CTU and CPS held accountable? Why do they get raises? Is this their profession or just a job?

— Ray Donovan (@RayDonovanII) April 11, 2025

>reduce suspensions
Why are there so many suspensions?
What could these students be doing every single day to get suspended?

Follow up, what happens to the rest of the students when the suspensions stop?

— IcarusGlider (@IcarusGlider) April 11, 2025

Yes! Let’s keep doing the stuff that doesn’t work!

Slow clap

— KatsyTheremin (@KatsyTheremin) April 10, 2025

The DEI-ing of Education. Lower standards feel good.

— Brian Connolly (@bconnolly457) April 10, 2025

Favoring teachers by skin color is a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

— Steve Bartin (@stevebartin) April 10, 2025

Instead, CPS should focus on raising reading and math scores

— Marathon Pundit (@Marathonpundit) April 10, 2025

The Chicago Republican Party agreed:

What does ANY of this matter if CPS students can’t read, write or compute anywhere NEAR grade level. https://t.co/09pa9T9dRi

— Chicago Republican Party (@ChicagoGOP) April 10, 2025

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