Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday the largest school closing in the history of the country, because Rahm Emanuel claims the city is too broke to keep them open. Chris Hayes and an...

In 2013, Chicago Public Schools announced that an unprecedented 49 schools would be closed. Follow CPS parent Rousemary Vega through the maze of hearings and protests that preceded the largest...

Black and Latino students are suffering the most from the inequity in Chicago's public schools. In recent years, the school system has suffered numerous setbacks, from staff layoffs to school...

As fears of violence loom over school closings, Chicago looks for ways to keep kids safe. That task may include creating safe passages for students moving along the streets, along with boxing....

Watch the trailer for a short documentary that follows Rousemary Vega, a parent turned activist, through the maze of hearings and protests that preceeded the largest school closings in American...

Teachers, workers and activists hope to pressure Chicago to abandon plans to close 61 schools.

An all-girls Catholic school in southwest suburban Burbank has said it will close at the end of the school year, due to increasing financial demands and declining enrollment. CBS 2's Mike Puccinell...

Teachers, parents and activists to get arrested protesting the closing of 54 Chicago schools.

This is a longer version of "Marching to Save Chicago's Public Schools" - the documentation of a three day march and protest to stop the largest school closing in US history. On May 22, 2013,...

Protesters descended en masse onto Daley Plaza Wednesday to denounce a historic number of schools closing, mainly on Chicago's South and West Sides, an act that resulted in more than 100 protesters...

By the end of this speech hundreds vowed to vote for Asean for Mayor in 2025, maybe even President. Asean (ah-Shawn) goes to Marcus Garvey Elementary School, slated for closure by the Chicago...

This is also happening in the city of Sacramento were 11 schools have been closed to keep the Sacramento Kings. www.thepeoplesunderground.com Source: All In with Chris Hayes, MSNBC.

Activists with "Journey For Justice" demand national moratorium on school closings more news stories at http://therealnews.com.

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Austerity deepens in Chicago this year with the firing of more than 3000 total school staff after closing 50 schools See more videos at: http://therealnews.com.

Next fall, Chicago, the third-largest school system in the country, is planning the largest mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history. Opponents of the plan are vowing a fight. Dean Reynolds...

"It's Time To Fight Back!" (words and music by Matt Farmer) Nine times six Fifty-four Schools gettin' closed Like never before It's the most school closings In history But it ain't no Scooby-Do...

Asean (ah-Shawn) Johnson is a nine year old boy, a third grader who attends Marcus Garvey Elementary School in Chicago. His school is set to close due to decisions by Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel...

After months of public protest, including a three day community march across the city, the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education voted to close 50 schools on May 22, 2013... the largest...

http://www.democracynow.org - As the academic year winds down, a record number of Chicago schools are preparing to close their doors for good in the largest mass school closing ever in one...

WWP students Gwen Pepin, Njari Gayles and Richard Marion recently completed a video discussing the recent CPS decision to close 50 schools. The decision represented the largest school closing...

The Mayor's Aide is the first point of contact at the office of Chicago's mayor, Rahm Emanuel. In this fifth episode, the aide is approached by two homeschooled children who want their school...

Exceptional 3rd grader, Asean Johnson from Marcus Garvey Elementary school on how Chicago school closing will affect him. With permission and release from Asean's (ah-Shawn) mother, Shoniece...

In 1987, U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett made headlines when he claimed that Chicago had the worst school district in the nation. Why did his comment have so much staying power,...

Chicago School Board votes to close 50 schools The Chicago School Board voted on to close 50 schools before the next academic year begins in the largest such mass public school closing in U.S....

The trend across the US to close down public schools will have a negative and disproportionate effect on minority communities. In New York City alone, 140 public schools have closed since 2002....

As the academic year winds down, a record number of Chicago schools are preparing to close their doors for good in the largest mass school closing ever in one U.S. city. Last week, the Chicago...

democracynow.org — As students across the country stage a national day of action to defend public education, we look at the nation's largest school systems — Chicago and New York City —...

Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback against Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief...

Parents worry about the over crowdedness of schools as a result of school closings, during a news conference in front of Sate Sen. Cullerton's office, Friday May 24, 2013. (Abel Uribe, Chicago...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- News of Chicago Public Schools' plan to close four schools in Englewood triggered a student protest at Harper High School Friday. The incident was recorded in a tweet from...

Chicago School Board votes to close 50 schools The Chicago School Board voted on to close 50 schools before the next academic year begins in the largest such mass public school closing in U.S....

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Chicago Teachers Union President discusses defending Chicago's Public Schools.

Abby Martin highlights Asean Johnson, a third grader in Chicago's public school district as the day's hero for speaking out against the closure of 54 public schools in Chicago, and calls out...

Teachers' Protest Draws Thousands By Susan O'Neill On Wednesday, March 27, a group of Chicago teachers, along with parents, students and other citizens, took to the street to protest planned...

Increased gun violence expected in Chicago as school closings will force students to cross gang lines in America's deadliest city.