Afternoon Briefing: Appellate Court backs CPS’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Just days before Urban Prep Academy’s graduation, the institution was dealt a blow by an Appellate Court in Illinois’ 1st Judicial District, which ruled that Chicago Public Schools did not violate the 2021 moratorium on school closures when it voted not to renew the charter contracts for Urban Prep Academies’ two South Side high schools.

The decision puts a wrench in Urban Prep officials’ two-year battle with CPS, which revoked the charter of the school’s Bronzeville and Englewood campuses in October 2022 following a long line of missteps.

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