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Chicago School Boycott Moves Downtown

'Teach-ins' at corporate offices protest unfair funding

By Michael Foreman,  Newser User

Posted Sep 3, 2008 2:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – Civic leaders held "teach-ins" at downtown Chicago businesses today to protest uneven education funding in Illinois, the Tribune reports. Educators joined students boycotting a second day of school in the lobbies of buildings including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Boeing Corp. Most businesses said...   Read full story »

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