Ariel Community Academy
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Ariel Community Academy is a grammar school
in Chicago
, Illinois
that used to be named Shakespeare Public School. In 1996, Arne Duncan
and John W. Rogers, Jr.
were part of a network that funded and supported the school. 80% of the eighth-grade graduates from the academy are accepted at elite area high schools.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
that used to be named Shakespeare Public School. In 1996, Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan is an American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education. Duncan previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.-Early years and personal:...
and John W. Rogers, Jr.
John W. Rogers, Jr.
John Washington Rogers, Jr. is an investment manager who founded Ariel Capital Management , which is the United States' largest minority-run mutual fund firm, in 1983. He is chairman and CEO of the company. He served as the Board President of the Chicago Park District for six years in the 1990s...
were part of a network that funded and supported the school. 80% of the eighth-grade graduates from the academy are accepted at elite area high schools.