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Despite a valiant effort by KOSU listeners and public media supporters nationwide, Congress has voted to rescind funds for public media.

Chicago launches new program to reengage youth who are not in school or the workforce

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee speaks with Mila Koumpilova, a senior reporter at Chalkbeat Chicago, about the 45,000 young people in Chicago who aren’t in school or the workforce, and the city’s efforts to reengage them.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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