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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: No Race to Top money for IL December 19, 2011 By: Cassandra West Federal education officials on Friday tapped nine states as winners of Race to the Top, but Illinois lost a shot at $70 million in federal funds that would have advanced key reforms for the state's youngest learners. Read More \| (2) Comments	Charter wins federal grant to share learning strategy October 18, 2011 By: Sarah Karp Perspectives Charter School Network is preparing to take its signature curriculum on the road next year, making good on an oft-forgotten selling point of charter schools: to innovate and share what they’ve learned. Read More \| (1) Comments
Brizard asks for flexibility in using after-school money for extended day October 07, 2011 By: Sarah Karp CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard wants to use federal money currently reserved for after-school programs and tutoring to expand the school day. Read More \| (8) Comments

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