Chicago Schools Switch to English-Only Test

Chicago Public Schools is rolling out a major change for eighth graders aiming for selective high schools: starting October, they’ll take the longer, English-only PreACT 9 Secure instead of the multilingual High School Admissions Test. Critics worry this move could deepen inequities, especially for non-English-speaking families, but district officials argue the old test’s language options didn’t help—and the new version offers better security, more practice resources, and manageable prep time.

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