Music-focused charter school in Chicago will close

A $500,000 budget deficit is forcingChoir Academy of Chicago Charter School to close the doors at the end of the school year. The coed school on the city's South Side, is modeled after New York's Boys Choir of Harlem Academy. The financial problems stem partly from a move made last year from a nearby Catholic school to its current location, which it shares space with Abbott Elementary School. After the move, enrollment dropped from 200 students and now stands at 140 students.
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