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Families and private schools are shaken up by end of state scholarship program
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
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A state of Illinois scholarship that sent thousands of students to private schools over the last five years is coming to an end this June.
It’s left the families that relied on it worried about paying higher tuition costs come fall…
… and people divided over taxpayer support for private schools.
WBEZ’s Anna Savchenko visited Saint Frances of Rome, a Catholic school in the west suburbs that has been deeply affected by the cuts.
Host: Mary Dixon