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News & Politics, Feature Sep 24, 2013
Three families tell us why they ditched CPS

Why is the Chicago public school enrollment overwhelmingly low-income? Because when push comes to shove, the city's middle-class parents often shove off for the suburbs.
- By Steve Bogira
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Why is the Chicago public school enrollment overwhelmingly low-income? Because when push comes to shove, the city's middle-class parents often shove off for the suburbs.

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