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Building Public and Private Partnerships to End Overcrowding

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Severe overcrowding in Chicago’s public schools has long placed barriers on the potential of the city’s Hispanic students. Overburdened facilities in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods have denied students opportunities for individualized attention and created other hassles such as multi-tracked calendars, staggered scheduling, and busing.

This is why UNO is calling on state legislators to support construction of new public schools in overcrowded Hispanic neighborhoods. However, UNO is also putting forth its own proposal to build 8 new UNO schools over the next 4 years that would add 4,890 new seats to overcrowded neighborhoods.

To fund this proposal, UNO is calling on the state for a $99 million investment which it will use to leverage an additional $99 million through private partnerships. This 50/50 matching program brings together public and private support to improve educational opportunities for our communities at less cost to the public and it is guaranteed to bring quick results.

Already, each new UNO campus can be built at half the cost of a traditional public school and in half the time. Furthermore, because UNO elementary schools open at full capacity, they will bring immediate relief to nearby overcrowded public schools.

UNO’s proposal for a public/private partnership goes a long way in rethinking the model for new school construction and creating new solutions to overcrowding.

For more, go to www.uno‑online.org.

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Tuesday, May 5, 09 @ 12:09 pm

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