After delay, Chicago school board renews charters amid revamped oversight – Chalkbeat Chicago

The Illinois Network of Charters praised the longer terms and a greater emphasis on academic performance as part of the district’s new oversight measures, but still criticized CPS for waiting until the summer to tell charter families and staff how many more years their schools would survive. Jodie Cantrell, chief of public affairs for INCS, described the delay as a political move for which “children pay the price.”