Chicago Closed 50 Schools 10 Years Ago. What's Happened Since Then?
The promise from then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel was students would go to better schools, and the district would save money by offloading expensive-to-maintain aging buildings.
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The promise from then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel was students would go to better schools, and the district would save money by offloading expensive-to-maintain aging buildings.
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Chicago can’t change what happened 10 years ago, when City Hall closed dozens of schools despite warnings that it was a terrible idea. But CPS is at a make-or-break moment now. The mistakes of the past should be motivation to do better for students moving forward.