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Friday, March 22, 2013

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A calamity of seismic proportion

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A calamity of seismic proportion:


A calamity of seismic proportion

Students arrive for school at Garrett A. Morgan Elementary, only to find out their school is being closed.
"You know, schools are community anchors. They're social centers. They're part of a community's identity. The closings are going to take place almost entirely within the African-American community, and given the problems we already have with violence, I think it's very problematic." --County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
Make no mistake. This is a crime against the community. 54 schools and 61 buildings closed, left to blight