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The Fight for Quality Public Education!

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 As urban areas and gateway cities across the country are flooded by a growing number of charter schools- privately owned, for-profit schools financed partly by public money- public schools are facing widespread closure and budget cuts. Here in Chicago, the third-largest school system in the nation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Board of Education has recently voted to close 49 elementary schools- the largest school closure in U.S. history. Meanwhile, massive budget cuts will reduce teaching positions in art, music and physical education next year. These layoffs and school closures primarily target schools in African-American and Latino communities. We are proud to be a part of GEM, the Grassroots Education Movement with the Chicago Teachers Union, SEIU Local 1, Unite-Here Local 1 and several community organizations across Chicago.  We support the Chicago Teachers Union as well as parents, students and community leaders, to provide high quality, public education for all of Chicago's children. Read more here:   http://www.ctunet.com/quest-center/research/the-schools-chicagos-student...


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