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Philadelphia to close 17 schools as it aims to address ‘aging’ buildings
Pennsylvania—MAY 04, 2026
Superintendent Tony Watlington reiterated in a Thursday statement that the purpose of Philadelphia’s MORE
Right-Sizing Schools, Part 1: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity
National—MAY 04, 2026
Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a MORE
Schools Scale Solar Through Broader Energy Strategy
National—MAY 04, 2026
Public school systems are moving beyond one-off solar installations, folding distributed generation into MORE
Dallas ISD approves record $6.2B bond to replace aging schools
Texas—MAY 03, 2026
Dallas voters have just approved a massive $6.2 billion school bond, the largest in Texas history. The MORE
Construction bids put BBCHS project $16M over budget
Illinois—MAY 02, 2026

With total costs coming in at nearly $86 million, about $16 million over budget, Bradley-Bourbonnais MORE
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Tools

21CSF has developed various tools in the support of it's mission and tested them on specific projects.

Boundary Planner
A transparency tool for student assignment changes. This tool automates the integration of relational student based data and school based geospatial data into a centralized web portal. (more info)

Joint Use Calculator
A Joint-Use Tool for Fair Fees – Step-by-step guidance in helping school district officials craft an effective, transparent joint-use policy.  (more info)

FORMAT-Pro™ 
A decision software tool used in several school districts across the country for long-range, K-12 school facility master planning and capital planning. Still in development. 

  • Web Portal (more info)
  • Data Orchestration Tool (coming soon!!)

Enrollment Projections Web Portal
Developed in 2012, a web-base interactive tool piloted in Washington, DC Public Schools, for arriving at next year enrollment projections. It utilized 3 years of historic enrollment data by grade by school, but then supported an interactive process for adjusting formulaic projections with principal and community input to adjust enrollment projections.

For more information regarding these tools, please contact info@21csf.org.