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As CPS prepares to close a record number of schools, the fate of students and communities is in question.

In the News: Comer Youth Center gets a spotlight

Education reporting over the weekend was completely eclipsed by coverage of the NATO meeting in Chicago and the concurrent protests, but there was one bit of news involving students: first lady Michelle Obama showing off the Gary Comer Youth Center on the South Side to the spouses of heads of state.

Video from the Tribune.

Video from ABC 7 News.

IN THE STATE
The Springfield School District could see a significant drop in general state aid, which accounts for about 30 percent of its education fund budget, if a resolution passed this spring by the Illinois House is ultimately approved. (State Journal Register)

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