Re-Opening Schools: In Two Different Pandemic Worlds

For the (mostly) white, higher-income parents in Chicagoland complaining that Chicago Public Schools (or Evanston or Oak Park, etc.) are 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 →

New Year… New CPS Utilization Formula

On Friday, January 19, 2018, CPS released new Utilization Review formula guidelines for calculating whether a school is considered “underutilized” 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 →

Teacher Salaries: Too Much? Too Little?

Regarding the recent article from DNAInfo about teacher pay…(since I’ve received texts and emails.) I’m not going to provide an Continue reading →

Opening School Data

Since my transition back into looking at Chicago Public School data was unexpected and hasty, I hadn’t kept up with Continue reading →

Worse than 39% Cut to SBB Budget for schools?

Apparently, CPS Central Office sent out an email last night confirming that the new Student-Based Budgeting (SBB) Base Rate for Continue reading →

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 →