Chicago Public Radio reports:
Chicago is taking another step toward Mayor Richard Daley’s goal of opening 100 new schools by 2010. The district is calling on community groups, teachers, and school operators to submit proposals for its next round of schools.
Seventy-three new schools have been created under the city’s Renaissance 2010 initiative, and 20 more are slated to open this fall.
Here's
The Chicago Tribune from January of this year:
Since 2001, enrollment has dropped by more than 40,000 students
For more on Chicago's
declining school age population.
