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Hello!
This is Mila Koumpilova, one of the reporters at Chalkbeat Chicago. Welcome to the next-to-last week of the school year.
Today, we bring you the tale of one New York City mom who persuaded 38 schools to banish screens and increase recess this week. The “Screen Break” pilot program also encourages families to limit screen time at home in favor of in-person gatherings.
I am curious what efforts to rethink or curtail school-based screen time might be underway here in Chicago and Illinois. Please let us know by responding to this email.
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Student loan repayments are being overhauled. What borrowers should know, The New York Times (Paywall)
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Thumbnail image courtesy of Olympia Kazi.
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