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SUNDAY BREAKFAST
A conversation with youth lacrosse and football coach Chip Kenyon. P18
ILLUSTRATION BY BARRY BLITT
SPORTS
Glenbrook South’s Carie Weinman turns in stellar performance in tough loss to New Trier. P15
State May Cut $3.7 Million From North Shore Schools BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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orth Shore public schools will lose more than $3.7 million in state funding if the Illinois General Assembly approves a proposal by the Illinois State Board of Education to redistribute money. The board wants to pluck $305 million statewide from a fund designated for special education and re-allocate it for general education, with wealthier districts like those on the North Shore getting less and poorer areas receiving more. “Funding for children dollars are distributed to the rest of the state (outside of Chicago) using a formula based on a district’s average daily attendance and low-income student Continued on PG 7
The Wood Family Foundation held its 5th annual fundraiser. P12
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SOCIAL SCENE
How Northbrook Student Concerts Helped Build a School in Africa to foundation President Joli Friedman of Northbrook. “Not many people in NorthORTHBROOK—Stu- brook know we built a school dents in Northbrook in Africa,” Friedman said. “It School District 28 spent was 10 years of Concerts for 10 years raising money to help Africa.” to build a school in Africa and The school, which opened a now that it is complete they got year ago with 10 students and a lesson appreciating what they now has 50, teaches girls who are too poor to afford a public have. A year ago the Fred Outa school education in Kenya, acFoundation opened the St. cording to Fred Outa, a member Esther Girls High School in of Kenya’s parliament who has Kisumu, Kenya, thanks to been working with the founda$100,000 raised through annual tion and people in Northbrook Concerts for Africa at West- to build the school. moor Elementary School and Outa said the school takes other district events, according the poorest of children from BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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Fred Outa at his speaking event at the Northbrook Public Library. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Nairobi’s Kibera slum where they live, many with one parent or none, without running water or electricity in 10×10 homes for the entire family. He said
only 35 percent of the country’s Outa said in a Daily North children can afford even a public Shoreinterview before talking education. to more than 200 Westmoor “In a public school you have to buy a uniform and a table,” Continued on PG 7
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