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Chicago Public Schools experiences 16 student dropouts per school day, with the majority being African-American and Latino students.

Youth Connection Charter School is a not-for-profit charter school serving high school dropouts and achieves higher graduation rates than Chicago Public Schools for this population.

Youth Connection Charter School currently has a waiting list of 1,200 students who want to re-enroll but cannot due to capacity constraints.

House Resolution requests Chicago Public Schools allocate 2,100 seats to Youth Connection Charter School over a seven-year period to serve dropout students seeking to earn high school diplomas.

Resolution to be presented to Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman.