The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
March 27, 2013

Mass Protest Planned in Chicago over Plan to Close 54 Schools 
--------------------------------------------------------------


 
A mass protest is expected today in Chicago against the city's decision
to close 54 public schools, mostly in African-American neighborhoods.
Some 30,000 students will be impacted. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
President Obama's former chief of staff, has defended the closings,
saying he does not want students trapped in failing schools. Chicago
Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has announced that today, "Some of
us are going to put our bodies on the line."

 

.