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Chicago Students Protest Closings, Standardized Tests

HeadlineApr 25, 2013

Chicago was also the site Wednesday of a student walkout against standardized testing. Organizers say more than 300 students at more than 25 Chicago public schools boycotted the second day of a state-wide standardized exam. The student boycotters met up for a rally outside a school district meeting where they also urged officials to stop the planned closure of 54 Chicago schools.

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