School officials at Bronzeville Academy Charter School missed a deadline to secure a new location, but administrators say they have found a new home at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Chicago headquarters.
ByBronzeville Academy Charter School's future is uncertain as students learn at Rainbow PUSH. The Illinois State Board of Education revoked its charter.School officials at Bronzeville Academy Charter School missed a deadline to secure a new location. It has created an emergency situation for some students and parents.What could be a demoralizing defeat is forging dogged determination in Bronzeville Academy Charter School administrators.
The Illinois State Board of Education revoked Bronzeville Academy's charter on Wednesday, forcing them to permanently close at the end of the school year after the board said academy officials missed two key deadlines to secure a new building for students after the current site at 49th and Cottage Grove was sold.Gentle is the mother of a third grader at the academy, and she is now filled with frustration.
Administrators say they have found a new home. For the past two weeks, the 320 K-through-8 students enrolled have been learning at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters after storm and water damage forced them to leave their school property early.
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