CPS chief releases list of 129 schools that could close — most on South and West sides
By Lauren FitzPatrick Education Reporter lfitzpatrick@suntimes.com February 13, 2013 5:32PM
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago public schools C.E.O., Barbara Byrd-Bennett. FILE PHOTO.. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
Updated: February 13, 2013 6:06PM
And then there were 129.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett will choose from among a pool of 129 schools when she decides this spring which ones will close in June. Most are on Chicago’s South and West sides.
Among the targeted are three designated special education schools and two that have just undergone academic turnarounds.
Safe from closure are schools with more than 600 children, schools with at least 70 percent capacity and schools either isolated from others or surrounded by schools without any more room.
Defining the criteria Wednesday she will use to make her decision, Byrd-Bennett agreed she will also spare another group of schools including those