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Chicago's School Closings

Documentary film series, The School Project, releases its second installment.

01/22/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Chicago's School Closings

Clip: 1/22/2015 | 12m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Documentary film series, The School Project, releases its second installment.

Documentary film series, The School Project, releases its second installment focusing on the 50 schools closings conducted by CPS in May 2013. The episode centers around a Chicago family as they navigate the process and what the largest school closing in American history means for education policy in the city.

01/22/2015 | Rating NR

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