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Parents and teachers urge CPS to save Shy Arts and other charter communities as closures loom
Summary
Scores of parents, students and educators implored the Board to preserve staff and school models at Shy Arts and several charter networks (Acero, EPIC, Aspira), warning that closures and layoffs will harm students and requesting CPS intervention and oversight.
At the Oct. 23 Chicago Board of Education meeting, a steady stream of parents, teachers, students and union leaders urged the district to intervene as charter operators move to close or scale back schools.
Chicago Teachers Union recording secretary Vicky Kurzidlow framed the moment around newly available city resources and called for immediate impact bargaining and partnership to protect staff and students: "This surplus can help... It can help fund safe passage programs, expand social and emotional supports, and strengthen the network of community schools." Kurzidlow asked the board to engage now so school communities are not left to collapse midyear.
Speakers raised specific,…
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