Twelve Chicago Public Schools will merge this fall despite objections by parents.
The Board of Education approved consolidating the schools Wednesday, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The board also approved nearly $3 million in start-up funds for four charter groups and announced it would not seek the $140 million tax abatement it approved last year.
This was one of the last acts of the existing regime before the new board appointed by incoming Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel takes over.