Opinion
So far, the Emmet School repurposing is a failure of leadership
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Longtime Austin resident sounds the alarm about how officials are deciding what to do with the school, which has been vacant since 2013 when it was closed.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
Residents want local partnerships for proposed community health care campus
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The community continues to weigh in on the multi-million dollar project, which would use the vacant Robert Emmet Elementary School building at the corner of Central and Madison.
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CPS votes to close 50 schools, four in Austin
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More than 3,000 Austin students will be affected by the closings, which the Chicago Board of Education approved Wednesday.
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Chicago Board of Education expected to vote to close up to 54 schools
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The fate of 53 elementary schools will be decided; over 3,800 students from five Austin buildings could be affected
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Schools pitted against each other in fight to remain open
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At the final hearing for Armstrong and May, supporters said they felt like they were having to criticize other schools.
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Emmet parents, teachers make last plea to CPS officials
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After two community meetings and last Wednesday’s public hearing, friends of Emmet now have to wait for CPS’ final school closing list expected May 22.
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School closings in Austin to impact nearly 2,000 students
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Chicago Public Schools announces the closure of 11 percent of elementary schools, believed to be the largest ever undertaken in the country.