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Students to Skip School in Chicago to Protest Educational Inequality

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7.31.08

Students to Skip School in Chicago to Protest Educational Inequality

*  Suburban schools spend $17,000 per students while Chicago schools spend $10,000 per student.
 
*  Critics want the state to move away from a system where property taxes pay for education

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What does YPP mean to you?

Albert

7.31.08

The AP 25th anniversary conference provided a very rare opportunity to convene YPP's founders, past members, and current members. This was a very special event in that we were able to connect YPP's beginnings with it's present work and really share the story of what is YPP. 

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In the Spirit of Ella...

Hector Acevedo

7.31.08

In the Spirit of Ella...

 Ella Baker has become a part of me; her words resonate while I walk around the city of Cambridge....

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Heroes are remembered....

Hector Acevedo

7.31.08

Heroes are remembered....

We cannot afford to take things for granted; we cannot take our health or our education for granted...

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