The Systematic Closing of Neighborhood Chicago Schools: Inevitable or Injurious?
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Jan 30, 2015
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Chicago, the bastion of the Midwest, holds a storied history of ingenuity,
industry, and immigrants. Through an examination of three periods of its
political, cultural, and economic history, the case is made for a troubling
development in Chicago's public education system. The recent closing of
a large number of public schools becomes problematic with evidence that
closings are clustered in only high poverty areas and that the city has sanctioned charter schools in their place, releasing local government from accountability.
industry, and immigrants. Through an examination of three periods of its
political, cultural, and economic history, the case is made for a troubling
development in Chicago's public education system. The recent closing of
a large number of public schools becomes problematic with evidence that
closings are clustered in only high poverty areas and that the city has sanctioned charter schools in their place, releasing local government from accountability.
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