4 Chicago Schools Spared from Closure List

May 22, 2013 1:48 PM
4 Chicago Schools Spared from Closure List

" After periods of protests, four Chicago public schools looked for approaching have been spared.

George Manierre Elementary School, Marcus Garvey Elementary School, Mahalia Jackson Elementary School and Leif Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy on the West Side have been withdrawn from the listing of much 50 territorial divisions functionaries declared closing, Chicago Board of Education V.P "

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