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Chicago schools CEO urges city to move past closing controversy

May 29, 2013
Barbara Byrd-Bennett hints of plan for new student learning initiative

Urging the city to move forward after the painful closing of 50 elementary schools, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has announced a five-year plan to improve student learning called “Next Generation Chicago’s Children.” But, The Chicago Sun-Times reports, Byrd-Bennett released few specifics about the plan.

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