Barbara Byrd-Bennett
Clip: 10/30/2012 | 18m 32s
The new CPS CEO, Barbara Byrd Bennett discusses the criteria for school closings.
There's a new leader for Chicago Public Schools, and ahead of her is the tricky task of deciding what schools to close. We talk to new schools CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett about what to do with public schools in crisis.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett
Clip: 10/30/2012 | 18m 32s
There's a new leader for Chicago Public Schools, and ahead of her is the tricky task of deciding what schools to close. We talk to new schools CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett about what to do with public schools in crisis.
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