Mayoral candidates’ plans on declining enrollment in CPS

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.

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How would the mayoral candidates address declining CPS enrollment?

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

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.

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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