Former CPS Leader Calls Out Cuts to Low-Income Schools
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Jesse Ruiz on how the district lost its “moral high ground” because of school budget cuts.
The majority of the Chicago Public Schools’ Latino Advisory Committee resigned last week in protest. Joining us to talk about the committee members’ resignations and about the ongoing budget crisis facing CPS is Jesse Ruiz, who was among the advisers to step down.
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Former CPS Leader Calls Out Cuts to Low-Income Schools
Clip: 2/27/2017 | 7m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The majority of the Chicago Public Schools’ Latino Advisory Committee resigned last week in protest. Joining us to talk about the committee members’ resignations and about the ongoing budget crisis facing CPS is Jesse Ruiz, who was among the advisers to step down.
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