Illinois board OKs after-school, gifted program cuts

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

CHICAGO -- The Illinois Board of Education on Tuesday approved a budget that eliminates funding for after-school and gifted programs and cuts money for early childhood, reading and foreign language instruction by as much as half.

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