Acero charter school leadership said nothing Wednesday evening to a crowd of parents, teachers, students and city officials asking them to keep open several schools slated for closure. At a packed ...

Acero Charter Schools, the private organization that is planning to close seven of its campuses next year, has threatened legal action against Chicago’s Board of Education, accusing school board ...

Families and educators were left reeling Wednesday night after Acero charter schools leaders voted during a board of directors meeting to close seven of their 15 schools next year. The schools are: ...

In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, the school board held a special meeting Thursday to address the impending closures ...

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CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said Friday that the district was surprised by the Acero Schools charter network’s decision to close seven of its Chicago campuses at the end of ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is the death knell for the success and growth of any school. That’s the case in Chicago Public Schools, where the CTU’s Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators (CORE) leadership ...

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 ...

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CHICAGO — In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, the school board will convene for a special meeting to address the ...