After months of community meetings, debate and protest, the Chicago School Board is set to vote on possibly closing 54 schools. Elizabeth Brackett previews Wednesday's vote.
1 Day Until School Closings Vote
May 21, 2013 | | 0 Comments
After months of community meetings, debate and protest, the Chicago School Board is set to vote on possibly closing 54 schools. Elizabeth Brackett previews Wednesday's vote.
Chicago teachers, parents and students march for a third day to protest impending school closures. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest.
Federal class action lawsuits were filed today on behalf of parents and the Chicago Teachers Union to stop the Chicago Board of Education from closing 53 elementary schools and one high school program. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest.
The decision to ban a popular book from a west suburban school angers students and parents.
Eddie Arruza and his panel of journalists discuss the baseball controversy between two local high schools in this web exclusive conversation.
It’s the last week of public hearings on school closures. We follow Ana Roque de Duprey Elementary School’s fight to stay off the closure list.
The Chicago Teachers Union promises to launch a political campaign to defeat Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest.
View an interactive map of Chicago Public Schools that currently have Safe Passage programs in place.
We spoke with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis about school safety, closings and more. Read what she had to say.
The Chicago Public School Board will vote on school closings on Wednesday. Carol Marin and her guests have the latest.
We have some of your comments on a controversial book ban and a mom who's challenging CPS on its data in tonight's Viewer Feedback.
Meet Jeanne Olson, a CPS parent who's trying to translate the district's complicated school closings formula into plain English -- for other parents to understand.
How do you narrow the college achievement gap between low- and high-income students? A new program in Chicago schools is trying a new strategy: teaching character.
Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss CPS students boycotting their standardized tests to protest the plan to close some schools based on test scores in this web exclusive conversation.
Chicago Public School officials and principals say the Safe Passage program has improved the safety of students passing through dangerous gang turf on their way to school. But with school closings on the horizon, we examine the potential effects these closings could have on the safety of kids traveling to and from school.
We hear the latest plans for School Safety in the wake of CPS closings. Visit our Safe Passage story for web-exclusive videos and a detailed slideshow about the program, read a Q&A with CTU President Karen Lewis, view a map of closing and receiving schools, and a timeline of CPS closures. Read a recap of our live online chat.
We have heard a lot about school closings, but where exactly will affected Chicago students attend school next year? View our interactive map to make sense of the shuffle.
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