A parent dropping off two students at an Acero charter school on the Southwest Side was detained Wednesday morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to a letter from ...

Parents and educators had celebrated a Board of Education vote in December that spared all seven Acero schools from closure for a year and promised to absorb five of them in 2026. But CPS ...

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 ...

After Acero’s board of directors announced Oct. 9 it would close seven of its 15 charter schools, there was a significant pushback from the affected students, families and teachers, ...

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, ...

Charter schools such as those run by Acero are privately managed, but publicly funded. While the Chicago Public Schools cannot force the schools to stay open, the Chicago Board of Education ...

CPS to consider keeping 7 Acero schools open another year before taking over 5 The school board scheduled a special meeting for Friday to pass a resolution directing Chicago Public Schools ...

The Chicago Board of Education (CBOE) voted unanimously Thursday evening to support a new resolution that would explore keeping the seven Acero charter schools slated for closure open, giving families ...

Acero might not be the only charter operator feeling pressure. Members of CTU’s bargaining unit for Chicago International Charter Schools have also voted to authorize a strike if contract ...

Acero staff went on strike in 2018, marking the first-ever walkout against a charter school network in U.S. history. The most recent Acero four-year contract runs through 2026 and grants staff a ...

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 ...

The Acero Schools website said, while the decision is not final, Cruz K-12 is among the seven schools that might start winding down operations and close at the end of the school year, in June 2025.