08/19/13
by Lourdes Duarte
Anchor/Reporter
In just one week, classes will be back in session at Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago schools’ chief Barbara Byrd-Bennet spoke to WGN today.
She gave high marks to CPS’s reduction in standardized testing, the new full day kindergarten program, and the increased graduation rate.
She was especially passionate about making the new Safe Passage program work.
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