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Congratulations Willard School
Again!
I'm happy for you, Willard School. You were just named one of Chicago Magazine's 121 Great Public Schools in the City and Suburbs. Of the 1700+ schools evaluated, they named you #21 of the top 30 Cook County public schools. I know many of your students. They're friends with my children. I even taught some of your children when they were in preschool -- though I take no credit for their performance now. I know many of your families. We've been friends for years and years, before we sent our kids to different schools in Evanston. I know your neighborhood -- I walk there, drive there, shop there. But I don't send my kids to Willard, and to be perfectly honest, I'm envious that your school's on that list and my children's elementary school…
Elizabeth Hubbard
5:27 pm on Sunday, September 26, 2010
I can give you an example of how/why Willard is different. We have a much lower percentage of low income students than the other Evanston Schools. Many low income families may not have been able to send their children to preschool, their family life might be unstable (moving around a lot, single parent families, multi-family living etc.) and the parents from these families are not very involved … more ›