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Jun 2022
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School Colors Episode 6: "Below Liberty"

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Though a lot of parents and educators agree there needs to be some change in District 28, the question remains: what kind of change? When we asked around, more diversity wasn't necessarily at the top of everybody's list. In fact, from the north and south, we heard a lot of the same kind of thing: "leave our kids where they are and give all the schools what they need."

We went to the Southside and asked parents and school leaders directly, what do the schools need?

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