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(2006-07-28)
CHICAGO, IL
(Chicago Public Radio) -
Chicago Public Schools Chief Arne Duncan is defending his tenure as head of the nation's third-largest school system.During an afternoon march and protest, State Senator James Meeks said the district has failed to make enough progress and that Duncan isn't qualified to lead.
But Duncan says recent district-wide gains on the state achievement test and a surge in teaching applications are proof the district is heading in the right direction.
More than a thousand men followed Meeks on the march from Walter Payton College Prep High School in the Old Town neighborhood to federal plaza in the loop.
The south side minister has been speaking out about the lack of high-quality teachers in the city's worst schools. © Copyright 2012, Chicago Public Radio
