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In 2013, Mayor @RahmEmanuel said the buildings left after shuttering 50 schools would be reborn as community assets. Ten years later, we wondered, "Were they?" SO we walked the grounds, talked to neighbors and dug into documents. Here's what we learned: graphics.suntimes.com/education/2023…
You'll read about a variety of results- what sold vs what didn't, nonprofit vs for profit, CPS vs CHA. But what mattered to us — and to neighbors - was whether these buildings were returned to use or sitting doing nothing? We found that *more than half* are not useful.
That's what neighbors of these buildings have been living with for a decade. Progress has moved at a snail's pace and more than a dozen buildings still have no plans on them at all, public or private.
Looks like the Jan meeting of the #cpsboard will stream at link below. We will do some live tweeting in this thread. ⬇️
Looks like most CPS BOE & CPS Leadership are in the CPS boardroom. Pres Miguel del Valle reading a statement from the entire #cpsboard about what they are hearing about #CPSReopening- they are hearing all perspectives. "10 very long months..." Wants an agreement w/ CTU 
del Valle continues: A strike would be devastating. Pandemic has caused fear. We need to find a path back to in person instruction for more students. Common confusion is board's involvement in plan. CPS + CDPH developed plan. BOE has helped strengthen plan & brought comm comments
Right now #cpsboard is hosting a Finance & Audit Committee meeting. It is live streaming here:
Here's the agenda for the meeting.
Putting this thread here. 🧵⬇️
