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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Parents Group PURE Pickets Chicago School Board Over Charter Schools Plan

Parents Group PURE Pickets Chicago School Board Over Charter Schools Plan

Group PURE Pickets CPS Over Charter Schools Plan

Updated: Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010, 12:33 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010, 11:07 AM CST

By Patrick Elwood, FOX Chicago News

Chicago - They are picketing at the Chicago School Board Wednesday morning. A group calling itself Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is upset with the plan to add more charter schools to the CPS system.

Wednesday morning, a group of about 25 picketed in front of the Chicago Public Schools Headquarters.

PURE feels that CPS should stop putting money into that form of education and instead direct funds toward community schools.

Wanda Hopkins, a PURE organizer, said CPS is creating a two-tier system of really good schools and really bad