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whitewimmin
04/05/17 12:29:34 PM
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Before they're allowed to graduate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/05/cps-to-set-new-graduation-requirement-have-a-plan-for-after-high-school/

Under a new plan to prepare them for life after high school, Chicago Public Schools students would have to come up with a plan for after graduation before they can get a diploma.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the new graduation requirements are something he has been considering since he was first elected in 2011. He said he wants to make sure CPS students don’t treat high school graduation as the end goal.

The mayor spoke briefly about the plan at a town hall meeting downtown on Tuesday, and was set to formally announce the new requirement Wednesday morning at Malcolm X College. He said part of being successful in life is having continued education after high school.

Starting with next year’s freshman class, in order to receive their high school diploma, all CPS students would have to show an acceptance letter to a four-year university, a community college, a trade school or apprenticeship, an internship, or a branch of the armed services.

“We already have around 62 percent of our kids are already either accepted into college or accepted into community college, and our goal is to make sure nobody spikes the ball at 12th grade. We want to make 14th grade universal. That’s the new goal line,” Emanuel told CBS This Morning on Wednesday.

Chicago would be the first city to implement such a requirement, although the mayor said it’s an idea he borrowed from charter schools.

“We need, at the public side, to help all our kids – regardless of their zip code, regardless of their background, regardless of what their family situation is – that expectation and support is provided to help kids go post-high school,” he said Tuesday evening.

Emanuel also said CPS would work with students to make sure they’re aware of available scholarships and other resources to help them after high school

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RebelElite791
04/05/17 12:30:43 PM
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frozenshock
04/05/17 12:30:47 PM
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So if you have no money to pay for college and you've been unable to find a job, you have to join the army?

America, the land of freedom
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foreveraIone
04/05/17 12:31:18 PM
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For some reason...i don't think this is going to work out.
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Antifar
04/05/17 12:31:29 PM
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Elevating Rahm Emanuel's stature may be Obama's worst legacy.
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eston
04/05/17 12:31:45 PM
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TheVipaGTS
04/05/17 12:31:48 PM
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I understand what they are trying to do, and I know HS diplomas don't mean shit anymore, but....this doesn't seem like the best thing to do.
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Mal_Fet
04/05/17 12:31:48 PM
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frozenshock posted...
So if you have no money to pay for college and you've been unable to find a job, you have to join the army?

America, the land of freedom

Or the reserve or national guard. Which is a smart choice if you are poor and have no job prospects.

Like, what's the alternative? Live on the street?
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CruelBuffalo
04/05/17 12:32:03 PM
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We're about to have a lot more kids without a high school diploma
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Marklar
04/05/17 12:32:37 PM
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Go and fuck yourself, mayor.
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PiOverlord
04/05/17 12:32:47 PM
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You know what, I don't really mind this when I give it a bit of thought.
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Marklar
04/05/17 12:33:05 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...

Like, what's the alternative? Live on the street?

Get a goddamn job like most people.
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RebelElite791
04/05/17 12:33:17 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
frozenshock posted...
So if you have no money to pay for college and you've been unable to find a job, you have to join the army?

America, the land of freedom

Or the reserve or national guard. Which is a smart choice if you are poor and have no job prospects.

Like, what's the alternative? Live on the street?

Retail? Plenty of other jobs that arent internships or apprenticeships?
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DelianSK
04/05/17 12:33:23 PM
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eston posted...
That seems incredibly misguided


This is one of those things that sounds good on paper but not in practice.
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Bok_Choi
04/05/17 12:33:28 PM
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wheredayayo
04/05/17 12:35:17 PM
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Damn have mercy in these kids cps.. Now they have to have a plan after school is done. I can only imagine how the parents feel. Now they have to try and be a parent(s)
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Bok_Choi
04/05/17 12:37:00 PM
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wheredayayo posted...
Damn have mercy in these kids cps.. Now they have to have a plan after school is done. I can only imagine how the parents feel. Now they have to try and be a parent(s)

typical ignorant attitude

i mean, do you have ANY inkling what CPS Is like lmfao
you wouldn't blame the parents if you did, not that none of them are at fault

but the chicago public school system has immensely failed its constituents, and the environment in chicago's inner city schools are violent, poor, underfunded, and nobody gives a shit about them in chicago
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REMercsChamp
04/05/17 12:37:52 PM
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Great. Less layabouts sitting around playing video games, smoking weed and collecting welfare.
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Vamp_Aubrey
04/05/17 12:38:41 PM
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Steelix500
04/05/17 12:40:03 PM
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Good
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hortanz
04/05/17 12:40:54 PM
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Vamp_Aubrey posted...
my university accepted me the week after i graduated hs

Maybe you wouldn't have to live in Florida if you planned a little more ahead.
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Terra-enforcer
04/05/17 12:42:02 PM
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frozenshock posted...
So if you have no money to pay for college and you've been unable to find a job, you have to join the army?

America, the land of freedom

I love how people act as if trying to make people successful as opposed to letting them laze around at their parent's house or work minimum wage is a bad thing. "Da military" doesn't just involve going overseas and shooting you know. There's a wide array of military jobs, including office work.

And getting into college is not a challenge at all if you give a damn. Loans are a thing, plus financial aid, scholarships, etc. Not all colleges cost a nickle and a dime either. My tuition is about 12k, but a community college or smaller school would obviously be much cheaper. There's hella options available for people.

I think this is a good idea, it's just a matter of how well it will work in practice.
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tremain07
04/05/17 12:44:13 PM
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This should be nationwide in fact, it doesn't go far enough, they should have to do all of this AND have a valid driver's licence by their junior year,a passport and mandatory class for living on their own with apartment landlords offering plans to the schools for some kind of arrangement. You don't any of that, you don't even get to go to senior year.
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Mmmmlibtears
04/05/17 12:45:33 PM
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WOOOOOW. So, the choices are:

- pay for college you may not be able to afford/get accepted

- slave labor (internship)

- paid slavery (military)

- choose none of the above, and be a high school dropout

LMFAO gg Obama
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Vamp_Aubrey
04/05/17 12:48:15 PM
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hortanz posted...
Vamp_Aubrey posted...
my university accepted me the week after i graduated hs

Maybe you wouldn't have to live in Florida if you planned a little more ahead.

i sent in my application the previous november
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KeyBlade999
04/05/17 12:52:04 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
*blink*

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CableZL
04/05/17 12:52:41 PM
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Balrog0
04/05/17 12:53:31 PM
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one of the dumbest things I've seen recently and Trump is the president
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CableZL
04/05/17 12:53:42 PM
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Balrog0 posted...
one of the dumbest things I've seen recently and Trump is the president

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eggcorn
04/05/17 12:56:31 PM
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Good luck with that
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Vermander
04/05/17 12:58:11 PM
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Technically they only need an acceptance letter. They don't actually have to show up lmao
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addled
04/05/17 12:58:33 PM
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So what if it's some 17/18 year old who has a part time job at McDonalds or a summer job for a landscaping, pool, amusement park etc. and is hoping to get into, say the post office but doesn't want to take the PO test until a couple of months after he/she graduates. Would they get a diploma? They have a job and a plan but it doesn't fall under the choices listed.
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Darklit_Minuet
04/05/17 12:59:21 PM
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I am opposed to this. Better live on the street than be complicit in the bombing of brown people for oil.

Nobody should ever be incentivized to join the US murdertary
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Damn_Underscore
04/05/17 12:59:27 PM
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This sounds great.

You have to have a plan after you graduate. The title is a bit misleading, because you can also go to a community college or a trade school.

But this is a great way to motivate students, and will lead to a lot of future successes that might have just dropped out. Hopefully they emphasize the trade school and internship options, because those will lead to the most jobs.
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AlephZero
04/05/17 1:00:51 PM
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rahm emanuel is a meme, he's a liberal caricature but somehow a real person

Balrog0 posted...
one of the dumbest things I've seen recently and Trump is the president

lmao
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gamepimp12
04/05/17 1:00:57 PM
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The idea of it is a good one, considering one of the biggest problems with Chicago is the youth unemployment rate

However I'm not sure this is the best way to do it


Actually since I'm sure Chicago has a community college it should be fine.
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Antifar
04/05/17 1:01:08 PM
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AlephZero posted...
rahm emanuel is a meme, he's a liberal charicacture but somehow a real person

He's a shitheel.
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dodgefan91
04/05/17 1:02:10 PM
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Just showing that you got accepted to a community college =/= actually going to community college.

People are still gonna do nothing after they graduate.
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RchHomieQuanChi
04/05/17 1:02:20 PM
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Force a bunch of young, impressionable teens to make potentially life-ruining decisions before they even get out of school and figure out who they are.


Sounds like a great idea, champ.


College is one thing. But choosing between unpaid labor and going overseas to die for your country if you can't afford college/aren't ready for college? Lol
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Damn_Underscore
04/05/17 1:04:06 PM
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dodgefan91 posted...
Just showing that you got accepted to a community college =/= actually going to community college.

People are still gonna do nothing after they graduate.


Maybe, but this is better than nothing.
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Mmmmlibtears
04/05/17 1:04:10 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
This sounds great.

You have to have a plan after you graduate. The title is a bit misleading, because you can also go to a community college or a trade school.

But this is a great way to motivate students, and will lead to a lot of future successes that might have just dropped out. Hopefully they emphasize the trade school and internship options, because those will lead to the most jobs.


In theory.

In practice it will be a colossal failure. Obvious reasons aside, probably the biggest problem I see (besides this toeing the line of constitutionality) is...do the colleges have the capacity/staff to support forced enrollment?
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Laserion
04/05/17 1:04:37 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
Like, what's the alternative? Live on the street?

With your parents, NEETing.
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ChainedRedone
04/05/17 1:04:53 PM
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hortanz posted...
Vamp_Aubrey posted...
my university accepted me the week after i graduated hs

Maybe you wouldn't have to live in Florida if you planned a little more ahead.


Florida has the least expensive universities in the country. Why the hell wouldn't you want to go to school in Florida?
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RchHomieQuanChi
04/05/17 1:06:36 PM
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Conflict posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
hortanz posted...
Vamp_Aubrey posted...
my university accepted me the week after i graduated hs

Maybe you wouldn't have to live in Florida if you planned a little more ahead.


Florida has the least expensive universities in the country. Why the hell wouldn't you want to go to school in Florida?


Most people on this board generally don't know jack shit about Florida other than what they see on r/FloridaMan


I went to school in Florida and I hated Florida. At least where I went to school.
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Damn_Underscore
04/05/17 1:08:20 PM
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Florida isn't some tropical paradise but it's also not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.
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Anteaterking
04/05/17 1:08:43 PM
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whitewimmin posted...
Chicago Public Schools students would have to come up with a plan for after graduation before they can get a diploma.


If they just ended it here, I would like this.
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DevsBro
04/05/17 1:10:15 PM
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Those damn Joneses over there in DuPage county have 72% college acceptance! We'll show them!
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