Chicago school closings

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago, which plans to close dozens of schools this summer to save money, has received 11,000 requests for help getting children to their new schools along safe-passage routes. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday that 600 adults will be hired next month to work along the routes, which are being […]

     “Education is our right! That is why we have to fight!” Those were the chants started by 9-year-old Asean Johnson of Chicago who was…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback against Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief is likely just starting to ramp up. As word of the schools on the long-awaited closings list trickled out Thursday, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers, students and parents began learning Thursday whether their schools are among those the city plans to close as part of a cost-cutting plan that opponents say will disproportionately affect minority children. Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest school district, hasn’t said how many schools or students will be affected. Administrators […]