Creating bad schools?
When CPS closed neighborhood schools in the past, the action rarely resulted in substantial academic improvement in the schools left behind. Today, most of these schools are struggling to hold on to...
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A sign of stability
Most of the corners along 16th Street, in the heart of the West Side neighborhood of North Lawndale, are vacant lots. On snowy winter days, no one clears the sidewalks in front of the lots, forcing...
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Caught in a web
When CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett narrowed down the initial list of schools targeted for possible closure, she put out this challenge to communities: Explain why your schools are underutilized and...
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Losing track
Where are all the children who should be crossing 71st Street? The bell has just rung at Bond Elementary School in Englewood, and students are coming out of the front door. Some older children linger,...
View ArticleFor smooth school closings, CPS has many promises to keep
As the saying goes, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Unfortunately, that saying does not bode well for the thousands of children who will be displaced when 54 schools shut down...
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