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Study links Chicago school closures to rise in neighborhood shootings
Emmet Elementary School was one of 50 schools that closed in 2013 as part of a cost-saving measure. It re-opened in 2025 as a community center. Photo by Josh Kalov, CC BY 2.0 Thirteen years after Chicago closed 50 public schools, researchers found that shootings rose in the areas surrounding the vacant school buildings. An…
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