Four Chicago Public Schools are no longer up for closing this year, a fifth wouldn’t close until next year and a sixth school would be spared from the staff reboot known as a turnaround, the Chicago Sun-Times learned Tuesday. CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett is expected to withdraw her recommendations to shutter Marcus Garvey; Mahalia Jackson, Leif Ericson and George Manierre, according to a source familiar with her deliberations. Read More
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- SPECIAL COVERAGE: The Final Bell
- GRAPHIC: Four schools on closing list saved
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- List of school programs to be closed
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Entertainment
05/21/2013 at 07:07PM
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Lifestyles
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