CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public School students read 2.7 million books this summer as part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Readers Summer Learning Challenge, officials announced Monday
The number eclipsed the goal agreed upon by Emanuel and NBC’s “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon. The two agreed during a June appearance on the show by Emanuel that Fallon would bring his production to Chicago for several shows if Chicago Public School students read 2.4 million books this summer.
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