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Coverage of Longer Day on April 23rd NPR Morning Edition
Raise Your
Hand and members of the newly formed Chicago Parents for Quality Education were
featured on Morning Edition yesterday on NPR.
Check out the story here:
Lafayette elem is at 2714 w. Augusta. Bring food. Bring support. These parents went to springfield wkly to save scl. Highest#autism stdnts. —
1 hour 53 min ago
RT @micahuetricht: Parents, students, supporters now spreading around school, covering all entrances to prevent school supplies from leavin… —
2 hours 15 min ago
RT @OccupyChicago: BREAKING: Lafayette Elementary Classroom Occupied by Parents, Students | 2714 W Augusta Blvd http://t.co/SG6sJiissD | ht… —
2 hours 18 min ago
RT @INTPoet: BREAKING: Parents & students have occupied Lafayette Elementary, #Chicago west side! Via @occupycps / On my way!! #cpsclosings —
2 hours 25 min ago
@WBEZeducation@WBEZ that is such bad news! Please reconsider. —
2 hours 34 min ago
Goodbye Bontemps. We are wishing you the safest of travels to Nicholson and beyond.
http://t.co/NFZ5M3MunY —
2 hours 57 min ago
@LouiseEdwardsPR that would be all of them. Supply budgets cut for all. Thanks. —
3 hours 5 min ago
@mifarmer haha. Theme song for the rally. "Blizzard of Lies." —
3 hours 48 min ago