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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Chicago Student Boycott: Israel and Malcolm set the record straight – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Chicago Student Boycott: Israel and Malcolm set the record straight – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER:


Chicago Student Boycott: Israel and Malcolm set the record straight



 “Hundreds of Chicago students are taking up the mantle in the fight against the role of standardized tests in public school closures as they walked out of a state exam Wednesday. Their message: “We are over-tested, under-resourced and fed up!” Common Dreams.
“The only place that students should be during the school day is in the classroom with their teachers getting the education they need to be successful in life,” said Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago Public Schools CEO, in response to the boycott.MSNBC
So are students “over tested” or should they be “in the classroom with their teachers?”
Listen to what Chicago students Israel and Malcolm had to say on @the chalkface radio.
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