Chicago Public Schools

CTL-E-1178 · Institution · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Public school district of Chicago; in 2013 it executed the largest mass school closing in U.S. history, shuttering 50 schools concentrated on the South and West Sides.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from BCI-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BCI-001:cps; source research type(s): institution. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

Chalkbeat — 'Chicago closed 50 schools in 2013. What happened next?' (2023-07-25); EmpathyEducates/NBC (2013-05-24)
CTU — 'The architects of the destruction of Chicago's public schools' (c. 2026); CTU/Karen Lewis statement (2013); Chalkbeat (2023-07-25)

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