CPS Kids Gather At Sox Park To Meet ‘The Chess Lady’

CPS Kids Gather At Sox Park To Meet ‘The Chess Lady’

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About 250 students from five Chicago Public Schools gathered at Guaranteed Rate Field this morning to meet one of their heroes: the Chess Lady. She’s the star of instructional videos used in more than a hundred CPS schools. The curriculum, from a non-profit called First Move, integrates math and critical-thinking schools. It runs in more than a hundred CPS schools. This morning’s event was for students from five schools that added the program this year.