Acero executives announced plans on Oct. 9 to close seven of the 15 schools in the charter network. Since then, students and parents have repeatedly pushed back, saying they hadn’t known about ...

The Acero charter school network operates a string of publicly funded schools authorized and overseen by the district. The schools receive funding from CPS but are responsible for managing their ...

Supporters of Acero charter schools rally before the CPS school board meeting Thursday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times. In addition to the questions about keeping the schools open under Acero next year, ...

The Acero charter school network is one of more than 35 charter school operators in the city of Chicago. There are over 6,500 students from kindergarten through high school.

Acero charter school network proposes 7 school closings 02:31. CHICAGO (CBS) --Shocked and looking for answers. That's the feeling among parents after learning about a proposal to close seven ...

Acero charter school plans to close 7 schools, blindsiding parents and teachers The closures will begin next June and affect about 2,000 students.

The strike against the Acero charter school network affected only about 7,500 of Chicago’s 371,000 public school students. But the impasse over pay, ...

The Acero Charter School Network in Chicago has announced planned school closures for the 2025 school year. The schools are: -Casas Elementary School -Cisneros Elementary School -Fuentes ...

The historic Acero charter schools strike entered its second day Wednesday as teachers, counselors and office workers returned to the picket lines. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Teachers, counselors and office workers at Acero charter schools in Chicago went on strike Tuesday, the first such strike by charter school teachers in U.S. history. The 15 Acero ...

A Board of Education vote in December had spared seven Acero schools from closure for a year and promised to absorb five of them in 2026. But after extensive debate, the board determined Paz ...