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Friday, January 25, 2013

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CHICAGO SCHOOL-CLOSING QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CHICAGO SCHOOL-CLOSING QUOTABLES:


CHICAGO SCHOOL-CLOSING QUOTABLES

School closers Babbitz & Byrd-Bennett
“CPS needs to make sure it’s not fixing what isn’t broken. The District must not shutter schools that, though technically underutilized, are vibrant hubs of community activity housed in high-quality buildings, and that serve as an anchoring force in their neighborhoods.” -- Commission on School Utilization, Interim Report, Jan. 10th
 “We know that in the past we haven’t done a terrific job of tracking students and understanding their outcomes.” -- Todd Babbitz, head of the CPS department that handles school closings.
 “We were challenged when