Want to get a diploma? Think of a clear goal. This unusual requirement will have to be performed by the graduates of high schools of Chicago.
A new rule proposed in may by mayor Rahm Emanuel and approved by the local Board of education, gives young people a difficult task urgency to decide on future plans.
To get the documents of completion of secondary school, students will need to provide a job or training in exchange, the letter of acceptance to College or a confirmation that they enter to the composition of the armed forces.
The law will come into force in 2020 is the only way around that is to take a sabbatical, thereby providing a delay in the decision.
«We want to encourage children to plan ahead as it need them to succeed», — explained his idea to the mayor.
The high school diploma is really not enough to ensure yourself a bright future — it’s hard not to agree. However, the new law, many opponents.
Critics of controversial innovations are convinced that it will only aggravate poverty among students. They believe that the law will put graduates in a difficult position, because the author simply ignored the shortage of jobs and affordable colleges that could meet the needs of children from low-income families.
«If the student earned a diploma, they should have it», — said Karen Lewis, President Chicago teachers Union and longtime political opponent of Emanuel.
However, the mayor has an opinion on this. «Really bad for kids would be to allow them to enter the labour market with a high school diploma,» he says.
