Chicago promised students would do better after closing 50 schools. That didn’t happen.
Chicago closed 50 schools in 2013, saying this would help students. But our analysis shows little changed academically for the affected kids.
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Chicago closed 50 public schools 10 years ago. What were the costs and consequences?
This week marks a decade since the Chicago Board of Education voted to carry out the largest mass school closure in the nation’s history.
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I’m on a wild goose chase for ADHD meds for my kid. Wish me luck.
The national shortage of Adderall is hitting close to home. My home, to be exact.
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Selective colleges face pressure to drop admissions policies that help alumni children
The Supreme Court is expected to ban race-conscious admissions, raising questions about legacy admissions policies that disadvantage underrepresented students.
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Chicago closed 50 public schools 10 years ago. Did the city keep its promises?
The city said the students would be better off, their new schools transformed and the closed buildings would be reborn as community assets.
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Ten years after Chicago closed 50 public schools, more than half remain shuttered and unused
The mayor promised the 46 buildings left would get a second life. The Sun-Times and WBEZ visited every building and community to see what happened.
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Inside Schools: ‘I love taking care of this place’
In a new series, WBEZ talks to people who make schools run. Meet Catholic school building manager Joseph Hermle or “Papa Joe.”
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Obama shares words of advice with a new generation of community organizers
Barack Obama credits Lilydale First Baptist Church on the South Side — where he spoke with 30 students — and its pastor for helping him find his way.
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Critics of the draft voting map for Chicago’s elected school board want a do-over
The map reflects the city’s demographics rather than the minority-heavy CPS student body. Lawmakers on Tuesday said it’s only a first draft.
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Illinois’ governor is letting this man out of prison after 26 years so he can earn his Ph.D.
Education played a central role in Johnny Pippins’s life inside prison after a murder conviction, and in his request for clemency.
