CPS said it laid off the 161 workers, including several crossing guards, to help plug the $743M budget deficit.

Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.

Editor's Note: Our latest story on school closings for Tuesday, which includes more than 100 closures, can be found here. Our original story continues below. More than a dozen Chicago-area schools ...

Despite widespread protests, Chicago Public Schools still opted to close 50 of the city's schools before the 2013-2014 academic year began. (Chicago Teachers Union) ...

We are seeing that now with the Chicago Board of Education, and previously with the board’s proposed closing of charter and selective enrollment schools, with the focus being put instead on ...

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Winter weather has arrived in the Chicago area, prompting several area schools to close or delay start. WGN-TV Chicago. Chicago area school closings. Story by WGN News • 2d.

Several Chicago-area schools closing on Tuesday ahead of snowstorm. Here's how to check for closures By NBC Chicago Staff • Published January 8, 2024 • Updated on January 8, 2024 at 4:46 pm ...

Chicago area schools announce closings, e-learning for Tuesday due to cold The core of the polar air will settle across the area Tuesday morning, causing possible wind chills of -30. Jan 21 ...

Tuesday, morning lows will be around -6, with wind chills between -15 and -25. According to the Emergency Closing Center, as many as 13 Chicago-area schools had reported closures or switches to e ...

(The Chicago Public school list provided the same closings but did not include the merger information provided by CTU.) Altgeld Elementary School, 1340 W. 71st St., will be closed into Wentworth.

School cuts and closures increased violence in our communities, drove hundreds of thousands of Black families out of Chicago since 2000 and effectively purged Black teachers from CPS.