Research Reports Support Moratorium on School Closings
February 21, 2009
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February
2009
Paper #2: Examining CPS' plan to close, phase out, consolidate, turn-around 22 schools
Available for dowload in PDF*
Paper #2: Examining CPS' plan to close, phase out, consolidate, turn-around 22 schools
Available for dowload in PDF*
This report provides data that can be used to examine
Chicago Public Schools plan to close, consolidate, phase out or turn-around
22 schools announced January 16, 2009. This report builds on the framework
and analyses of the Data and Democracy research paper released February
2008.
Paper #1: Examining CPS' plan to close, consolidate 11 schools and turn-around 8 schools
Available for dowload in PDF*
The report provides data that can be used to examine the Chicago Public School district's plan to close, consolidate and turn-around several schools. Announced January 24, 2008, the plan - if approved - is to be implemented following a decision made by the CPS board at its February meeting. CPS announced it would use the turn-around model to address chronic under-performance in 8 elementary and high schools and relocations, phase-outs, consolidations, and closings to address underenrollment in 11 elementary schools. Data in this report show these schools are primarily in communities of color experiencing gentrification or rapidly changing demographics.