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Entrepreneurs Transform Chicago Schools

by Claudio Sanchez, NPR
August 19, 2008

The Chicago public schools were once considered the worst urban school system in America. Now, they are perhaps the nation's biggest laboratory for school reform. The city has turned over large parts of the system to groups of education entrepreneurs.

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  • All Things Considered, August 19, 2008
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