Chicago’s Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to take over Chicago High School for the Arts and committed to continuing its conservatory arts program that offers students specialized training from professional artists.

The decision means the Humboldt Park school will remain open after fears that it could shutter. The operator of the publicly funded, privately managed school announced last month that it would not renew its contract with Chicago Public Schools due to financial deficits.

Still, questions remain over how CPS will fund the arts program that parents and students had urged the school board to maintain.

“This board is completely supportive of ChiArts,” board president Sean Harden said. “The challenge becomes … to figure out how we identify the resources to preserve the

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