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Thousands block downtown streets during CTU protest
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After the district released a finalized school closing list, protesters show up in large numbers to inform others of the “injustices.”
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Chicago youth march to City Hall
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High school students personally deliver Mayor Rahm Emanuel a giant letter.
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School closings in Austin to impact nearly 2,000 students
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Chicago Public Schools announces the closure of 11 percent of elementary schools, believed to be the largest ever undertaken in the country.
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Chicago could close 80 schools by next year
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New report suggests that CPS has the ability to close or shake up dozens of schools by next year.
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DePriest supporters laud academic awards, teachers in efforts to remove school from CPS’ potential closure list
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DePriest has earned numerous academic awards and last year, a first-grade instructor received the Golden Apple Award honoring exceptional teaching (pictured).
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May Community Academy after-school and community programs too valuable to lose, advocates for keeping school open say
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The YMCA and other service providers offer after-school, summer and weekend programs for students, parents and community members at May.
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Key Elementary students, teachers fight to keep school open
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Advocates for keeping the school open say Key’s after-school programs are vital for student success.
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Lewis Elementary undergoing building improvements, should be removed from possible school-closure list, some West Side residents say
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Closing Lewis would “blow a hole” through CPS’ rationale of shuttering neighborhood schools to save money, at least one Austin education advocate says.
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Special needs students a top priority at McNair Elementary
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About a quarter of McNair’s students have special needs, and some West Side residents ask what will happen to them if the school closes in June?
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Student safety No. 1 concern if Emmet Elementary closes, community members say
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Residents said they are fearful the 458 students who attend Emmet and Austin’s other students won’t be safe if their schools close and they are forced to travel to another school next year across gang boundaries.