Education First Day of School WTTW News | August 26, 2013, 5:49 pm It's the first day of school for most Chicago Public Schools students. Elizabeth Brackett has more on the impact of nearly 50 school closings and the effectiveness of Safe Passage on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors File Attachments CPS First Day of School Fact Sheet-8.26.13.pdf Tags Chicago Public Schools safe passage Rahm Emanuel Barbara Byrd-Bennett Related Stories Meet the 21 Members of Chicago’s First-Ever Fully Elected Board of Education CPS Board Member-Elect Discusses Campaign, District Challenges, School Closures ‘A Long Time Coming’: CTU President Stacy Davis Gates on Historic School Board Election Jessica Biggs on Being Elected CPS Board President, Vision for the District Biggs Declares Victory in Race to Become Chicago’s First Elected Board of Education President CPS Celebrates Historic Graduation, College Enrollment Rates Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread.