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As schools close, thousands of Cleveland families are trying to figure out what’s next
Ohio—FEBRUARY 17, 2026
Three years ago, Tanisha Salary went out of her way to choose Cleveland schools for her son CJ.  The MORE
$2.8B Philadelphia schools plan would modernize some buildings, close others
Pennsylvania—FEBRUARY 16, 2026
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia’s school district is proposing a $2.8 billion Facilities Master Plan that MORE
Bill expands school facility fund, aims to reduce property tax burden for school maintenance and construction
Idaho—FEBRUARY 16, 2026

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho school districts would gain new options for spending state facility MORE
Here's how JCPS plans to build new schools despite a $188 million budget deficit
Kentucky—FEBRUARY 16, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jefferson County Public Schools is proposing millions of dollars in MORE
‘Just floored’: How a routine phone call led to the closure of a Wake County high school
North Carolina—FEBRUARY 15, 2026

A fire marshal intervention that shut down a Wake County school last month has left families 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.