Transforming closed Cleveland schools won’t be easy. Just ask Chicago
In 2013, Chicago closed 50 schools and struggled to reuse the buildings. Cleveland now faces the same test.
News and resources: CMSD mergers and closings
Thefts, CMSD and development top concerns at Collinwood meeting
Ward 10 Community meeting, Feb. 10, 2026. Documented by Julia Brookover.
What Cleveland can learn from Chicago closing 50 public schools over a decade ago
Chicago leaders promised a ‘brighter future.’ Cleveland officials make the same promise today.
As schools close, thousands of Cleveland families are trying to figure out what’s next
So far, around 37% of the students who will be uprooted by the district’s school closure plan have chosen a Cleveland public school for next year.
