Introduction There are numerous schools in Chicago. The district of Chicago has approximately 435000 students and over 600 schools. With such a large number of students studying in Chicago schools, the fact still remains that unless and until a perfect educational program is chalked out, the chances of education being regarded as a “secondary status” cannot be ruled out. In simple words, the schools in Chicago have to be nurtured under a stringent educational regime. Regarded as the third largest school district in the United States, the CPS association has more than 400000 enrollments in a single year. There are a vast numbers of primary, secondary as well as disability schools in its confines. In fact, the schools in Chicago prove to be the second largest employer in the entire district. With special regards to preK-8, middle, secondary and elementary schools, there exists a stringent rule with regards to the attendance boundaries. With regards to this rule, students are not allowed to enroll outside a given area. It is only the full magnet schools, such as the Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, which are open to students from across the globe. The full magnet schools ensure that the chosen student meets the required academic criteria and are blessed with exceptional academic as well as co-curricular skills, to be eligible for an admission. The schools in Chicago also offer a variety of academic programs, such as, fine arts, math, agriculture, literature and Montessori. Likewise, the schools in Chicago are also blessed with nine regional gifted centers. It is important to note that having a residence near a magnet school does not ensure that your child would be eligible for an automatic admission. This is a major drawback. Causes of Poor Educational Standards in the Chicago Public Schools According to a research conducted in the year 2004, it was found that the schools in Chicago were way behind the national average, when it came to comparing the annual graduation rate. While poor sanitation, racism, health facilities and attitudes of the school authorities, have come across as the biggest hurdles in the overall development of the schools in Chicago, it has also been noticed that regional bias has a major role to play when it comes to assessing the deteriorating educational facilities in the district of Chicago. It has also been reported that six out of every hundred freshmen would earn a bachelor’s degree at the end of the year. This is when the applicant reaches the age of twenty five. At the same time, when we compare the same ratio with black or Latin American residents, it would not be incorrect to state that the latest findings are alarming and not very good to look at. In accordance to the latest statistical data, only three out of every hundred black or Latin American students, would eventually emerge as valid degree holders by the time they turn twenty five years old. If we talk of the statistics, which included the tracking of high schools students in Chicago between the year 1998 and 1999, it would be a shock to notice that the average rate of earning a bachelor’s degree was pegged at an all time low of 35%. As compared to the national average of 64%, the rate of graduation in Chicago is way below the nati