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Student Stories

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  • Speech pathologist brings Snoezelen to Chicago to help students with disabilities
  • Game lab engages teens in sex education
  • Chicago youth challenge images of violence in local news cycle
  • “I just had to change my life” Chicago teen reflects on gang-related deaths that altered his life
  • Students explore summer science in Chicago
  • Academic rigor keeps Chicago students on track

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