Ten years ago, the Chicago Board of Education and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel decided to close nearly 50 public schools, mainly on the South and West sides of the city. Some buildings remain vacant; others are being transformed into community assets.
A Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation found school officials failed to protect these welcoming schools and the $155 million invested in them over time.
A Sun-Times and WBEZ analysis shows the 2013 school closures “didn t do anything to fix all the structural inequalities that are leading to lower outcomes in the first place.”