In 2012 Mayor Rahm Emanuel told Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis; “25
percent of the students in this city are never going to be anything, never
going to amount to anything and he is never going to throw money at it."
In February 2020 Jens Ludwig Director of
the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab told a City Club of Chicago audience; one of the most important things that keeps people out of
the criminal justice system is education. It's one of the most important
protective factors against justice system involvement.
In June 2023 Chalkbeat
Chicago reported 45,000 teens and young adults are not in school,
college, or the workforce.
When Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union provide students who are not on a path to a bachelor's degree
a relative and practical curriculum, neighborhood crime will dramatically decrease in Chicago.
I hope Mayor Brandon Johnson's community safety plan will have an immediate impact on decreasing neighborhood crime.
Marc Sims
Chicago
People's Plan for Community Safety
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/public-safety-and-violence-reduction/home/PeoplesPlanforCommunitySafety.html
One of the most important things
that keeps people out of the criminal justice system is education. It's one of
the most important protective factors against justice system involvement.
Jens Ludwig
UChicago Crime Lab
https://youtu.be/1FNFyLX-HWQ?t=1973
Chalkbeat
Chicago reported 45,000 teens and young adults are not in school,
college, or the workforce.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2023/6/29/23776883/chicago-schools-nonprofits-help-disconnected-youth
