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Chicago Public Schools CEO BarbarByrd-Bennett speaking Chicago Urban League 4510 S. Michigan Friday November 2 2012. I Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett speaking at the Chicago Urban League 4510 S. Michigan Friday, November 2, 2012. I Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

3-1-2001--Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Phoby Tom Cruze

3-1-2001--Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Photo by Tom Cruze

CPS wants pre-Labor Day start for school year

Chicago public schools will start classes on Aug. 26 this coming school year, ending a long-held practice of a post-Labor Day opening, under a proposal announced Friday. Classes will end on June 10; spring break will span April 14-18, and half-days for teacher training will …

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