Heyyy friends. It's almost the 10-year anniversary of #CPSApples2Apples & you know what that means? Yes! CPS might be considering consolidating more schools again. So what's up, everybody? Who are the new data-crunching parents on the scene? (Besides @CPSCovid ?) @ILRaiseYourHand

Where did 100,000 empty CPS seats come from? Part 2 (Read Part I here.) We have extra and empty seats in Dist...

Read more about how @arneduncan 's big plan led to gains for private school operators and losses for communities over time. #CPSApples2Apples cpsapples2apples.com/2013/03/06/where-did-100...

Also, if anyone knows of ANY Chicagoland districts citing teacher/staff full vaccination as part of their re-opening requirements...or even just providing full PPE to teachers for re-opening, please contact me. I want to include that district in my comparisons. #CPSApples2Apples

Re-Opening Schools: In Two Different Pandemic Worlds For the (mostly) white, higher-income parents in Chicagol...

#CPSApples2Apples @SSKedreporter @bylaurenfitz @chalkbeatCHI @jsmithrichards @jackiespinner @cassiechicago Two Different Worlds
cpsapples2apples.com/2021/01/31/re-opening-sc...

When one of your wicked smaht #ORDCamp colleagues gives up lunch to give your data project some fuel #cpsapples2apples @JoeGermuska

The Case of the Disappearing Schools There are 148 CPS schools with enrolled students missing ...

There are 148 CPS schools with enrolled students missing from the 2017-2018 Space Utilization Report. And 113 schools were left off of the 2015 Report. Why? cpsapples2apples.com/2018/01/25/the-case-of-t... #CPSApples2Apples #CEFTF

Space Utilization… then (2015) and now (2018) It’s been 48 hours since I pulled down the new Space Util...

Fresh data match up. CPS Space Utilization: Then (2015) and Now (2018). cpsapples2apples.com/2018/01/24/space-utiliza... Lots of questions, working towards answers #CPSApples2Apples

CPS Space Utilization Data changing… why? (Part 2) You can read about the change in formula here and Part 1 ...

Space Utilization Data Changing...Why? (Part 2) cpsapples2apples.com/2018/01/22/cps-space-uti... (Now with Burley) @ILRaiseYourHand #CPSApples2Apples

Official School Capacity changed in many schools since 20... My Twitter DM’s and email have been blowing up since CPS ...

Official School Capacity Changed in Many Schools since 2012...Why? cpsapples2apples.com/2018/01/22/official-scho... #CPSApples2Apples

New Year… New CPS Utilization Formula On Friday, January 19, 2018, CPS released new Utilization...

New Year...New CPS Utilization Formula. cpsapples2apples.com/2018/01/22/new-cps-utili... #CPSApples2Apples

Worse than 39% Cut to SBB Budget for schools? Apparently, CPS Central Office sent out an email last nig...

Fall 2015 SBB to Fall 2016 Potential SBB = 43% cut. School-by-School map here. cpsapples2apples.com/2016/05/18/worse-than-39... #CPSApples2Apples

What did Claypool recommend to principals? Part 1 about the meetings held with principals regarding ...

What did Claypool recommend to principals at meetings about dealing w/ less $? "Fill the glass" cpsapples2apples.com/2016/05/17/what-did-clay... #CPSApples2Apples

What is Student Based Budgeting (SBB)? More information coming in regarding the meetings that Cl...

Yes, there is more information from the Claypool budget cut mtgs. cpsapples2apples.com/2016/05/17/what-is-stude... #CPSApples2Apples

Anyone have SBB #'s for charter/contract/alt schools? My tax dollars pay these schools. Why #s not public @ChiPubSchools? #cpsapples2apples

Larger Cuts to Schools: 39% of Student Based Budgets [UPDATE~ These potential cuts may be larger based on info...

Larger cuts being reported for CPS schools...up to 39% of Student Based Budget. Mapped here. cpsapples2apples.com/2016/05/17/larger-cuts-t... #CPSApples2Apples

Map: CPS Projected Budget Cuts (Non-Options Schools) UPDATE: We have been advised that these cuts may be large...

#CPSApples2Apples published a list of potential cuts for CPS schools in 2016-17. Now those cuts are mapped. cpsapples2apples.com/2016/05/13/map-cps-proje...

Deep Budget Cuts for CPS in 2016-2017? [UPDATE~ These potential cuts were reported as larger in ...

Potentially deep CPS budget cuts in 2016-2017 presented to CPS principals earlier this month cpsapples2apples.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/deep-budget-c... #CPSApples2Apples

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@wjk1971 @PrincipalGray @ILRaiseYourHand drive.google.com/file/d/0B_HhQQzuV3mLNmVn... #CPSApples2Apples

Space Utilization “Show your work!” (Part 1) With space utilization such a hot topic at CPS right now,...

New @ChiPubSchools School Action Guidelines still include faulty #spaceutilization formula #CPSApples2Apples lives on cpsapples2apples.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/space-utiliza...

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Got to meet & HUG @manuelaristaran last nite @chiarchitecture #PechaKucha W/o his #Tabula? No #CPSApples2Apples & no http://Schoolcuts.org

Went I talk about good vs not good charters, OPEN is better. Sharing details like is a good start. http://agcchicago.org/sustainability/our-third-teacher/ #CPSApples2Apples

#CPSApples2Apples Dataset updated to v3. Two charter schools (Aspira-Ramirez + Haugan) w/ switched 10th day enrollment/IC. Made changes.

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#CPSApples2Apples Dataset v2. Added phase out @ Crane, Chi Tlnt, Shbzz-Dusble & Dyett. www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource Cycles of closing/expanding

Adding in the CPS Facilities Plan Data… UPDATE: We’re already updating the data based on crowdsou...

Once again @manuelaristaran #Tabula saves the day. cpsapples2apples.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/adding-in-the... #CPSApples2Apples #OpenGov #OpenGovEd

Adding in the CPS Facilities Plan Data… UPDATE: We’re already updating the data based on crowdsou...

More complete dataset for dialogue (not diagnosis). Now w/ "ideal capacity" open schools. cpsapples2apples.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/adding-in-the... #CPSAPPLES2APPLES #opengov

Back to my school data obsession in 2014. A 960+ row spreadsheet cataloging @ChiPubSchools school actions since 1999. #CPSApples2Apples

Did Charter Schools get more $ or not? In the wake of The Chicago Reader’s article about Wendy K...

Did Charter Schools get more $ or not? http://wp.me/p2OrBR-cu #CPSApples2Apples Represents days of my life that I'll never get back. Ouch

Need to update CPS A/C and Facilities Data Here is a spreadsheet from the depths of the CPS website ...

cpsapples2apples.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/need-to-updat... @bylaurenfitz This should give you a headstart on tracking this A/C issue down. #CPSApples2Apples

The Real CPS High School Grad Rate Trend: What is it? I caught this blog post by Lauren Fitzpatrick of the Chic...

The Real CPS High School Grad Rate Trend: What is it? http://wp.me/p2OrBR-c9 @bylaurenfitz #cpsapples2apples

Schoolcuts & #CPSApples2Apples team's @shua123 recognized in WSJ! Whoop! http://on.wsj.com/16Hccay