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Board members had no financials in the documents either. Not even most recent assessment of bldg maintenance. —
24 min 17 sec ago
Thanks to a RYH parent for putting in the FOIA that reveals this. Board members had no info on sped classrooms or how many kids per grade. —
27 min 37 sec ago
The Chicago Public Schools just voted to close 50 scls without floor plans, grade by grade enrollment or financial analysis. #CPSclosings —
28 min 39 sec ago
.@reftpt@JMOChicago So true. H.Bienen, what theory of economics covers #cpsclosings in poor/minority communities? Keynesian or Dickensian? —
39 min 49 sec ago
RT @asifw: Talent officer at May now saying "maybe you can move" and "have you all thought about moving out of the field?" #CPSclosings. Re… —
1 hour 48 min ago
RT @UIC_CollegeofEd: Prof. Josh Radinsky's testimony on #CPSclosings: <25% of all African American kids are affected-this is primarily poli… —
1 hour 48 min ago
Does BBB know how many scls have "overcrowding committees" that get ignored by cps? Course not. —
1 hour 56 min ago
RYH parents from overcrowded scls support a moratorium and are not happy that a capital budget was passed that ignores a real utiliz crisis. —
1 hour 57 min ago