The Nation
The Nation
(By Jos M. Osorio -- Associated Press)
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School Boycott in Chicago
An Illinois state senator and 85 pastors are organizing a boycott of Chicago public schools today to protest disparities in how the state funds public schools. Thousands of Chicago students are expected to attempt to register at two affluent schools in suburban Winnetka. Chicago school officials have organized, too, lobbying parents to send their children to class on the school year's first day.
SOURCE: Associated Press
IN FACT Illinois' funding system generally gives rural and inner-city schools less to spend per student than suburban schools receive.
