Decision-Making & the Hearings for Potential School Closings

I checked in at Horner Park to testify before the Commission for Space Utilization on Friday evening. It was a 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 School Closings: Which Ones Will It Be?

Let’s just state this for the record… …I have no definite idea which schools that CPS is interested in closing. 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 →

Space Utilization “Show your work!” (Part 1)

With space utilization such a hot topic at CPS right now, of course it makes sense that some of you Continue reading →