Time will Tell

With the nearly 50 CPS school closures, the time is drawing near for the start of the school year and to examine the extent of the impact of those closings.   Many questions will be out in the open.   Among them; how safe will the students be?, how will the students adjust to a new school?, will the 'welcoming' schools really welcome the children with open arms?, and how successful will the students be in their new environment?   These are but a few of the questions that must be answered.

I can tell you this...too many of the schools (larely due to the closings) will have way too many students when classes resume.  Our charity examines the number of students attending the various schools we serve so that we can apportion supplies accordingly.  For example, DeDiego has 1,000 students, Yates has 750 attendees, Haley will welcome 760 students.   These numbers are far too high to meet all the need of so many children.

The CPS brass may have closed 'underutilized' buildings but, in the process, may have well created overcrowding, overcrowding to the detriment of the kids and learning. 

Time will tell!!

Dick