What did Claypool recommend to principals?

Part 1 about the meetings held with principals regarding budget cuts is here. Claypool and the CPS Central Office staff Continue reading →

Deep Budget Cuts for CPS in 2016-2017?

[UPDATE~ These potential cuts were reported as larger in subsequent meetings…see the most recent data we have here.] Numerous sources have Continue reading →

Which Level 1 & Level 2 CPS Elementary Schools have seats?**

**According to CPS Utilization Formula. The results may surprise you. I’ve discussed before how schools that use a “once a Continue reading →

CPS Schools with Self-Contained Classrooms Penalized under Formula

The specific case of Trumball School, and the explanation of how the CPS Utilization Formula penalizes CPS schools slated for Continue reading →

Space Utilization Testimony to Chicago Education Facilities Task Force

Click below to download Raise Your Hand’s testimony to the Illinois State Board of Education’s Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force.  Continue reading →

CPS Space Utilization Formula = Tough Choice for Principals

I promised you a nifty visualization of how the CPS Space Utilization formula (as it is currently calculated) affects neighborhood Continue reading →

CPS Space Utilization Formula Comparison…the Summary

In visual form: In “Storified” Twitter Conversation, with a specific examples grounded in the data of 4 CPS elementary schools.: Continue reading →

Space Utilization “Show Your Work!” (Part 2)

Catch up on Part 1 of “Space Utilization: Show Your Work!” here. So, how did you come up with your Continue reading →