Neighborhood Schools: Space to Flex Needed

To understand the impact of the new Space Utilization formula on one particular elementary school, Haugan, we have: Having made Continue reading →

Space Utilization in Practice: Ideal vs Reality

Previous: Looking closer at the new Space Utilization formula In order to assess the effectiveness of the Space Utilization formula Continue reading →

Looking closer at the new Space Utilization formula

Previous: Haugan Elem School: Unpack the New Formula While there is a lot to commend CPS for in their reworking Continue reading →

Haugan Elem School: Unpack the New Formula

Previous: Haugan Elementary: A Case of Space Utilization Space Utilization or, how many students can (or should) a school hold? Continue reading →

Haugan Elem School: A case of space utilization

Because this was the school I was interviewed about, let’s take a look at how Haugan Elementary school has fared Continue reading →

Updated Space Utilization Formula – Does it fix problems?

Recently, I was asked about CPS’ School Utilization of a specific school in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. I’ll Continue reading →

Official School Capacity changed in many schools since 2012…why? (Part 1)

My Twitter DM’s and email have been blowing up since CPS released the new School Utilization data last Friday. Many Continue reading →

Apples 2 Apples Cited in Report on CPS School Closings

From Roosevelt University: “The proliferation of charter schools, particularly in areas of declining enrollment and in proximity to schools that Continue reading →