In the nation’s largest round of closings in a single swoop, 50 of Chicago’s public elementary schools are going away for good. After months of public hearings, raucous protests, serious safety concerns and lawsuits, the six members of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 of the 54 targeted in March. Read More
- LIVE COVERAGE: Live-blog, video of hearing and updated map of closings
- News blog: CPS closing list by race, location
- News Blog: Interactive School Closure Map
- SPECIAL COVERAGE: The Final Bell
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- List of school programs to be closed
- CTU files civil-rights lawsuits over school closings
- Teachers union vows to change political landscape after schools vote
- Editorial: The battle over, make schools plan work
- Brown: Time for an elected school board
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