PBS NewsHour

To graduate, Chicago high school students must have a plan

Clip: 05/22/2018 | 6m 27s | Video has closed captioning.

Chicago has a new plan to make sure kids pursue a college degree or have another viable career path after high school. By 2020, in order to get a diploma from Chicago public schools, a student will have to prove that they have a job, will be joining a trade school, will go on to college or join the military. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our series Rethinking College.

Aired: 05/22/18

Rating: NR

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