Another look at Chicago's Austin Poly

Austin Poly Principal Bill Gerstein

American Prospect’s Ezra Klein takes another look at Chicago’s Austin Poly High School, a progressive small school that is seen by its founders as part of a strategy to save Chicago’s manufacturing base. Klein links to a more in-depth look at the school over at Progress Illinois. Principal Bill Gerstein says:

“Students who chose our school are choosing it for a lot of factors,” he says. “The safety is a big issue; quality of the teachers is a big issue. Location in the community where they live is a big thing. The career focus, we want to make that a much bigger reason why students chose our school. I think it’s a reason, but not as big as we’d like it right now.”