Name change for Chicago Public Schools' Agassiz Elementary expected to be the first of many
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times When a group of parents embarked on a failed attempt to rename Chicago Public Schools’ Agassiz Elementary three years ago, the pushback was about money and name recognition. Those who opposed a change understood Louis Agassiz was a Swiss American biologist who promoted eugenics, the belief that some characteristics and races are inferior to others and should be bred out of humanity. But many couldn’t look past the approximately $20,000 it would take to change signs...
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