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Hunger Strike Over Future Of Chicago School Enters Its 11th Day

NPR | By Cheryl Corley
Published August 27, 2015 at 4:38 PM EDT

Parents, teachers and activists are fighting to defend a high school the Chicago Public School Board voted to close several years ago. They say officials who called for proposals on what type of school to reopen are ignoring their plan.

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Cheryl Corley
Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.