How Parents of CPS Students Are Coping With Canceled Classes
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 9m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
We check in with four parents of CPS students who joined us ahead of the expected strike.
For the third day, parents across the city had to figure out what to do with their children who attend Chicago Public Schools. Now that the strike is in full swing, divisions are emerging among those parents. We check in with four parents of CPS students who joined us last week ahead of the expected strike.
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How Parents of CPS Students Are Coping With Canceled Classes
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 9m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
For the third day, parents across the city had to figure out what to do with their children who attend Chicago Public Schools. Now that the strike is in full swing, divisions are emerging among those parents. We check in with four parents of CPS students who joined us last week ahead of the expected strike.
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