Thursday, February 26, 2009

Six Schools Saved

Its refreshing to know that community input actually can have an impact on the Ren20 school closings and re-structurings. Maybe it isn't all a forgone conclusion afterall.

I'd be interested to know what the "compelling testimony" was that the community members shared with the Board:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1445709,cps-schools-spared-closure-shakeup-022309.article

4 comments:

  1. cool - it's a start.

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  2. they voted on closing the other 16 schools earlier today.

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  3. Why can't they at least wait and see what happens to the other turnaround schools?

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  4. Kudos to the parents for organizing and arguing their case successfully.

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