Public Datasets from CPS Apples 2 Apples

There has been a lot of great CPS school data liberated since the initial school actions announcement in the Fall. Continue reading →

SchoolCuts: Taking a closer look at school closures in Chicago

Keep an eye on SchoolCuts.org later today and tomorrow for updates that provide additional data sets and features to help Continue reading →

Where did 100,000 empty CPS seats come from? Part 2

(Read Part I here.) We have extra and empty seats in District 299 because every CPS CEO from Arne Duncan 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 →

Crowd sourcing Data & Design for Social Impact

I just want to reiterate that the CPS Apples to Apples project is larger than me, or any one person. 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 →