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Community Steadies School District

All of the schools in North Chicago have been in some state of academic failure for years.

07/05/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Community Steadies School District

Clip: 7/5/2015 | 7m 29sVideo has Closed Captions

All of the schools in North Chicago have been in some state of academic failure for years.

All of the schools in North Chicago have been in some state of academic failure for years. To address the unmet needs of the students and schools, a nonprofit was formed by a local family foundation. Brandis Friedman reports on the district’s transformation.

07/05/2015 | Rating NR

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