{"id":12162,"date":"2017-03-20T00:31:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T04:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/characterandleadership.com\/?p=12162"},"modified":"2017-07-11T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T16:52:24","slug":"chance-rapper-donates-1-million-chicago-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterandleadership.com\/chance-rapper-donates-1-million-chicago-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Chance the Rapper Donates $1 Million to Chicago Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chance the Rapper (Chancelor Johnathan Bennett), fresh off of winning three Grammy Awards had a sit-down meeting with\u00a0Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner about the $215 million budget deficit at Chicago Public Schools. After his meeting, Chance was not satisfied, saying, &#8220;The governor gave me a lot of vague answers in our meeting.&#8221; He went on to add a memorandum to the governor, &#8220;Do your job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If funding from the state does not come, Chicago Public Schools says they will have to close their doors 13 days early.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFtH6XbQ-aw?start=213&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In lieu of the additional funding provided by the governor, Chance felt a duty to step up and help the children of Chicago, the place he was born and raised. Not only did he donate $1 million, he challenged other businesses to match his donations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe&#8217;s Perspective:<\/strong> I admire anyone who puts their money where their mouth is, so to speak. Chance is sending a message to the state government and a message to corporate America &#8211; our kids are worth it. \u00a0Lots of people shake their heads and make snide comments. However, Chance said follow my lead and make a difference today. For that, I give Chance the Rapper and A+.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Turn:<\/strong> What are your thoughts and reactions to this story?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chance the Rapper (Chancelor Johnathan Bennett), fresh off of winning three Grammy Awards had a sit-down meeting with\u00a0Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner about the $215 million budget deficit at Chicago Public Schools. 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