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September 21, 2015

Chicago: Hunger Strike for Dyett High School Ends After 34 Days 
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In Chicago, a dozen public school parents, grandmothers and education
activists have ended a hunger strike over the fate of Dyett High School,
after 34 days. Under Chicago mayor and former Obama chief of staff Rahm
Emanuel, the city has closed about 50 schools in predominantly
African-American and Latino neighborhoods. Earlier this month, under
pressure from the hunger strikers, officials announced plans to reopen
Dyett High School as an arts-focused, open-enrollment school. But the
hunger strikers had called for it to become a global leadership and
green technology school. They ended their fast Saturday amid concerns
over the hunger strikers' health.

 

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