Closed CPS school
The former building for Yale Elementary School at 7025 S. Princeton Ave. in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side, Oct. 12, 2022. Most of the nine candidates for mayor said they would consider shutting schools again when a moratorium on closings lifts in 2025. Chicago Sun-Times
Closed CPS school
The former building for Yale Elementary School at 7025 S. Princeton Ave. in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side, Oct. 12, 2022. Most of the nine candidates for mayor said they would consider shutting schools again when a moratorium on closings lifts in 2025. Chicago Sun-Times

The next mayor will inherit a bevy of challenges when it comes to Chicago Public Schools, including addressing a CPS budget deficit, declining enrollment and an end to the school closure moratorium.

Reset learns how the mayoral candidates will approach these challenges.

GUEST: Sarah Karp, WBEZ education reporter

Closed CPS school
The former building for Yale Elementary School at 7025 S. Princeton Ave. in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side, Oct. 12, 2022. Most of the nine candidates for mayor said they would consider shutting schools again when a moratorium on closings lifts in 2025. Chicago Sun-Times
Closed CPS school
The former building for Yale Elementary School at 7025 S. Princeton Ave. in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side, Oct. 12, 2022. Most of the nine candidates for mayor said they would consider shutting schools again when a moratorium on closings lifts in 2025. Chicago Sun-Times

The next mayor will inherit a bevy of challenges when it comes to Chicago Public Schools, including addressing a CPS budget deficit, declining enrollment and an end to the school closure moratorium.

Reset learns how the mayoral candidates will approach these challenges.

GUEST: Sarah Karp, WBEZ education reporter