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Education Desk

Interview: Adam Lopez, Springfield School Board VP

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Rachel Otwell

Published May 29, 2013 at 11:47 AM CDT

Yesterday we brought you an interview with school board member Mike Zimmers. Today we speak with Adam Lopez, an insurance agent who was seated on the new Springfield school board earlier this month. Listen to the interview with Lopez about the budget, a school closure, and more:

This interview is part of an ongoing series, more interviews with District 186 school board members will follow.