New study examines long-term impacts of 2013 CPS closures

It’s been five years since Chicago Public Schools carried out one of the largest waves of school closures in U.S. history, shuttering 50 “underutilized” schools with a plan to redirect resources and run the cash-strapped district more efficiently.

At the time, then-CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett told families that while the closings would not be easy, “I also know that in the end this will benefit our children.”