Labor Beat: Chicago Protest 16 School Closings - 2/25/09

A movement is building to defend public schools in Chicago. The 2nd mass protest against the actions of the corrupt CPS Board of Education. Teachers, students and community activists turned out to protest the CPS decision affecting 16 schools, Wed. Feb 25th. The public school system is being undermined by Renaissance 2010. Speakers include: Jessy Sharky, Pauline Lipman, Kellina Mojica, Alejandra Ibanez, Kenzo Shibata and Cecile Carroll. Marchers went from CPS headquarters to the State of Illinois Building where they delivered to state legislative leaders their demands for a one-year moratorium on school closings. Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. For info: www.laborbeat.org / mail@laborbeat.org / 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video or YouTube and search "Labor Beat".

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Education

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• Chicago
• Public
• Schools
• Privatization
• Charter
• Protest
• Unions

[politics105]

It is not the Chicago's Public School Board's fault; they are just puppets and under the control of the big Kahuna; Federal government board of education and health and human services. They need more soldiers. They don't need more smart people who can think for themselves and be independent and successful confident and employed professionals. Go to the top and that is where the rotting is. I know because I personally had to dea with these departments and the federal government controlls it all.

[llewolloh]

Don't be fooled! They want us to think it's because the schools are doing a poor job, but it's really to fire veterans to hire novice to save money. The love of money continues to be the root of all evil.

[warningfireexit]

This is very tragic. Don't give up the good fight!