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For CPS, It's Back to School

Hundreds of thousands of Chicago Public Schools students return to the classroom.

09/07/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

For CPS, It's Back to School

Clip: 9/7/2015 | 5mVideo has Closed Captions

Hundreds of thousands of Chicago Public Schools students return to the classroom.

Hundreds of thousands of Chicago Public Schools students return to the classroom amid massive financial woes for the district: an expired teacher contract and a $480 million budget hole. On Chicago Tonight, we'll hear from students and principals at some schools experiencing the deepest cuts, and from CPS administrators visiting schools on their first day.

09/07/2015 | Rating NR

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