PBS addresses Chicago killing wave --Will it address claim of link to Duncan's school closings?

[Hannah Bell]

PBS' new, in-depth Friday evening news show, "Need to Know" with Alison Stewart and Jon Meacham will focus on Chicago's wave of youth violence, "Block By Block: Violence in Chicago."

Will the news program address activists' contention that Arne Duncan's (Chicago schools CEO , 2001-2009) wave of schools closings has contributed to the spike in youth violence in Chicago's poor neighborhoods? Shootings spiked after the 2004 schools closings program (euphemistically called "phase-outs") began.

Links on this theme:

MSNBC: "School closings root of Chicago teen violence?: Activists blame education reform plan for spike in youth attacks"

Catalyst Notebook: "Chicago schools plan to combat violence: kinder, gentler security guards, disciplinarians"

WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio: "Parents, Activists Say Renaissance 2010 Exacerbates Youth Violence"

http://nycityeye.blogspot.com/2010/08/pbs-addresses-chicago-killing-wave-will.html

[madrchsod]

1. it did`t help the problem but....

chicago`s problems are more complicated than the school closing.

[Hannah Bell]

2. WAVE of schools closingS has CONTRIBUTED TO the spike in youth violence