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The new policy replaces CPS' controversial school ratings system, which had long come under fire for overemphasizing test scores and unfairly labeling high-poverty campuses.
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Critics of the old system say it made students and communities feel they were being labeled deficient, not just their schools.
Nationwide teachers, parents and students have had to deal with the Omicron surge.