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Chicago’s Urban Prep school for boys wins right to remain open this fall

Urban Prep Academies, the once-lauded charter school that caters to Black male students, got the go-ahead to continue operating its two campuses for the upcoming school year after a judge rejected Chicago Public Schools’ plans for a takeover.

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Chicago’s Urban Prep can stay open as lawsuit fighting its closure continues, appellate court rules

CPS voted last fall to close the all-boys charter school, but a judge Friday put the closure on hold, granting the school a first victory.

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Leaders aim to block CPS takeover of Urban Prep charter school

A group of African American leaders is trying to stop the closure of a once-lauded Chicago charter school for Black boys.

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Urban Prep’s fall from grace is a lesson for education leaders

Chicago and other cities where charter schools have proliferated have a lot to learn from the fall of Urban Prep due to fiscal mismanagement, a sexual misconduct investigation and other problems.

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Editorial: Let Urban Prep, a premier educator of Chicago’s young Black men, stay free

The Chicago Board of Education has revoked the charter of the storied Urban Prep Academy schools in Bronzeville and Englewood and, over howls of local protest, cleared the way for a hostile takeover by the bureaucrats of Chicago Public Schools.

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Chicago Public Schools to take over celebrated Chicago all-boys charter school

The two Urban Prep campuses will stay open for students, but CPS took the charter away from its leaders, citing a litany of issues.

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Urban Prep faces CPS takeover, veterans home endures another COVID outbreak and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Lauded all-boys charter school faces Chicago Public Schools takeover

CPS wants to take over Urban Prep Academies in an unprecedented move to wrest control from its troubled leaders while trying not to displace students.

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Sexual misconduct investigation forces out lauded charter school leader Tim King, sources say

An attorney for King, the founder of Urban Prep Academies, denied allegations he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

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Tim King, once named a People magazine ‘Hero of the Year’ as head of Urban Prep Academies, resigns

King’s departure comes as the charter school network is under investigation by the school district’s inspector general amid financial turmoil, WBEZ reports.

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CPS cites Urban Prep, celebrated all-boys Chicago charter school, for ‘dismal’ financial management

The privately operated, publicly funded school has used cash advances and “predatory loans” for funding, city school officials say. Urban Prep leaders say its financial issues are resolved.

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Urban Prep senior gets 73 college acceptance letters

For the past 13 years, Urban Prep Academies, with campuses downtown, in Bronzeville and in Englewood — has boasted that 100% of its graduating seniors are accepted to four-year colleges.

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