Englewood residents are not yet sure what will become of their six
neighborhood schools on Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) list to shut down or
relocate in June.
But South Side community members at a Resident
Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.) meeting Tuesday night said
if the Chicago Board of Education approves CPS’ school action plan, they
want all shuttered schools to become village centers for the
neighborhood.
“We do not want any of our institutions closed in
the community, but if they are going to close it, at least let it be
reopened for something that can serve the community,” said community
leader Aysha Butler with R.A.G.E. Read more »
Energy was high outside the Chicago Board of Education meeting
Wednesday morning as education activists, union members, teachers,
students and parents gathered in anticipation of a vote that could close
a staggering amount of schools across the Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
district. 
Education activists headed to Springfield early Wednesday morning to lobby for a moratorium on school closings. Their campaign for legislative action comes on the same day as the Chicago Board of Education votes on a
proposal to close a record-breaking number of public schools in Chicago. Meanwhile, the Illinois General Assembly has less than one month left in the spring session, which ends May 31.