Privatizing Education in Chicago

Source: truthdig.com Posted By: Renee H...4225 days ago

The Chicago Board of Education voted last week to close 50 of the city’s public schools as part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to save more than $500 million, or half the district’s deficit. Some 30,000 students will be affected, about 90 percent of them African-American.

Proponents say the closures will affect underperforming and underutilized schools. But a vocal coalition of parents, students and teachers has fought back, saying the shutdowns will force students to walk through dangerous neighborhoods.

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