Chicago Proud: Students gain business experience with Hyde Park food truck

A program designed to provide Chicago students with leadership opportunities gave young students business experience Monday.

With the help of The Academy Group, more than a dozen fifth graders took over a food truck on the University of Chicago campus to sell a dessert they called "creamy paradise."

The Academy Group provides academic support, mentoring and work experience to low-income, minority children. More than 300 Chicago students from fourth grade through high school participate in the program.

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