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Hunger Strike Over Future Of Chicago School Enters Its 11th Day

Parents, teachers and activists are fighting to defend a high school the Chicago Public School Board voted to close several years ago. They say officials who called for proposals on what type of school to reopen are ignoring their plan.

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Cheryl Corley
Cheryl Corley is NPR’s Midwest Bureau Chief and is based in Chicago. She curates, assigns and edits stories primarily from reporters throughout the Midwestern states. She’s also edited several award-winning stories focusing on religion. Prior to her role as Midwest Bureau Chief, Corley was a long-time correspondent for the National Desk covering a wide range of issues and breaking news in the Midwest and across the country. She’s reported on the infamous Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida, the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis, the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and oil spills along the Gulf Coast, and about criminal justice issues affecting women and juveniles.

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