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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wednesday Morning News, Part 1
Opinions among those who attended the event varied somewhat, based on comments yesterday (see below).  Here's how the news covered it:

 

Thousands of Students Rally for Funding WBEZ
Thousands of Chicago Public Schools students gathered in Soldier Field this morning to support more state funding for education. PLUS:  Mixed Reaction to School Funding Rally

30000 kids at city's 'largest civics lesson'  Chicago Sun-Times
As she listened to the elocutions of her peers and politicians on the violence that has killed 24 Chicago Public Schools students this year, ...

CPS Rally At Soldier Field Draws Thousands NBC5.com
An estimated 35000 Chicago Public Schools students attended a rally at Soldier Field on Tuesday, celebrating the end of the year but also putting ...

School rally at Soldier Field seeks more money for anti-violence ...  Chicago Tribune
As Ben One began, James, 16, forgot for a moment why he and thousands of other Chicago Public Schools students were bused to the stadium.


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Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 2:55 PMBy: $ coverage Wednesday Morning News, Part 1 Personally, where did you find the best news coverage of the costs of that Wednesday event at Soldier Field?

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