Acero community members shout in disapproval at a meeting for the Acero Charter Schools board of directors, at Acero Clemente Elementary, 2050 N. Natchez Ave. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.
In a move met with anger and shock by families and educators, the Acero Schools Board of Directors voted to close nearly half the schools in its charter network at the end of the school year.
(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) On October 9, Acero Schools, a charter network within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), announced it would close seven of its 15 schools. This brutal attack on the ...