New research supports moratorium on school closings

Two studies were released on Tuesday Feb 17th at a GEM press conference.  They can be found below at the Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education website.

The first critiques CPS school closing criteria, examines patterns of gentrification and school closings, and has three case studies of schools to be closed (turn-around, phased out). The second analyzes ACT scores of charter and neighborhood high schools, and looks at differences in the student bodies.

1)  Examining CPS' plan to close, phase out, consolidate, turn-around 22 schools 

2)  The Charter Difference: A Comparison of Chicago Charter and Neighborhood High Schools
http://www.teachersforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:new-research-supports-moratorium-on-school-closings&catid=46:school-closings&Itemid=54