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 →

Where did these 100,000 empty CPS seats come from? Part I

That is a lot of empty seats in CPS schools. That is more than twice the number of seats within Continue reading →

Space Utilization: Does Central Office Use 36 as the Average Maximum Class Size or Not?

I want to clear up right away is this issue of the number “36” and the space utilization formula. I Continue reading →

Does A2A show any CPS schools as under utilized?

Yes, yes it does. It will most likely not make me very popular to point that out. But I am Continue reading →

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 →