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On January 9, 2010 GEM (Grassroots Education Movement) and CORE (Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators) held a public education 'summit' at Malcom X College. It convened to evaluate the lessons on fighting closings and turnarounds in the Chicago Public Schools. "What's happened to schools all over this city...they were able to pick us off, one by one. Karen Lewis, a teacher, described the situation: "The Board [of Education], who have no parents, no graduates from Chicago Public Schools, except for maybe the guy in charge every once in a while, people who do not care about public education, don't have their children in public schools, never went to public schools...made the decision to close public schools, open something else, then tell you it's a public school. Oh, it's a public school because they're using our tax dollars...But who's running it? Somebody that's making money from public schools." Includes specific discussion and scenes of James N. Thorp School, Fenger High School, Sec. of Ed. Duncan's plans to expand the 'Chicago model', and more. Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) member of IBEW 1220. Views are those of the producer Labor Beat. For info: mail@laborbeat.org, www.laborbeat.org. 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video, YouTube, or blip.tv and search "Labor Beat".

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