Thursday, April 12, 2012
A school board member proposed a $20 million bond issuance referendum.
At Monday night's board meeting, District 65 School Board member Andrew Pigozzi had suggested that the district might address capacity problems through a $20 million bond issuance referendum that would likely appear on the ballot during November’s presidential election. The revised approach would fund additions to Haven and Nichols middle schools. Funding for the middle school additions was included in the district’s recently-failed $48-million referendum, but without $21 million toward the construction of a new 5th Ward school or $8 million for repairs to three other schools, the newly-proposed referendum would clock in at less than half the price. Get top Evanston headlines delivered to your inbox each morning by signing up for our free …
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Our story from earlier this week has attracted more than 30 comments from both sides of the debate. Some say the school is desperately needed; others that it's an expense that can't be afforded or isn't necessary. What do you think?
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Raising money to build a new school is one of three referendum questions on the March 20 ballot.
Evanston has three referendum questions on its March 20 ballot — one on the township dissolution, one on funding for a new school building, and one on electrical aggregation. Those first two questions seem to have touched a nerve with residents, so we wanted to start a dialogue on the site for those who feel passionately about the issues and those who are still undecided. Today we're exploring the school building question. Please vote in our poll below and then share your thoughts in the comment section. Yesterday we addressed the township dissolution question. Related: Get all your March 20 ballot information at Evanston Patch's Election Central. Here's the official wording of the ballot question: Shall the Board of Education of Evanston/…
Monday, March 12, 2012
Residents will vote on the issue March 20. What's your opinion on the topic?
I’m trying to wrap my head around the Better Schools Initiative referendum proposed by District 65 — but it hasn’t been easy. Since I haven’t yet formed my own opinion, I’m sharing a few opinions I’ve collected from various community members. These opinions are by no means all encompassing. They’re just to get the conversation going so Evanston residents can decide for themselves how they’ll vote on March 20. Related: New school would create 'blank slate' for 21st century learning. Click through the links below to read the four statements. I can’t wait to read your comments...
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This is one of the four points of view columnist Christine Wolf gathered to help form her own opinion before the March 20 vote.
I’m trying to wrap my head around the Better Schools Initiative referendum proposed by District 65 — but it hasn’t been easy. Since I haven’t yet formed my own opinion, I’m sharing a few opinions I’ve collected from various community members. These opinions are by no means all encompassing. They’re just to get the conversation going so Evanston residents can decide for themselves how they’ll vote on March 20. Below is a pro-referendum statement from Kirby Girolami Callam Click on these links to read the other three opinions: Hey Christine, I am a pretty public player in support of the referendum. I think the impact it could have (new 5th ward school) as the key community asset that turns the slide of the neighborhood into a RISE is pivotal…
This is one of the four points of view columnist Christine Wolf gathered to help form her own opinion before the March 20 vote.
I’m trying to wrap my head around the Better Schools Initiative referendum proposed by District 65 — but it hasn’t been easy. Since I haven’t yet formed my own opinion, I’m sharing a few opinions I’ve collected from various community members. These opinions are by no means all encompassing. They’re just to get the conversation going so Evanston residents can decide for themselves how they’ll vote on March 20. Below is an anti-referendum statement given to me by an anonymous D65 parent. Click on these links to read the other three opinions: I love Evanston but sometimes the liberal Evanston that I love makes it so easy for the D65 admin to quietly play the race card. Sadly, I think that a no vote on the referendum will label you a racist. …
This is one of the four points of view columnist Christine Wolf gathered to help form her own opinion before the March 20 vote.
I’m trying to wrap my head around the Better Schools Initiative referendum proposed by District 65 — but it hasn’t been easy. Since I haven’t yet formed my own opinion, I’m sharing a few opinions I’ve collected from various community members. These opinions are by no means all encompassing. They’re just to get the conversation going so Evanston residents can decide for themselves how they’ll vote on March 20. Below are facts to consider from school board member Eileen Budde that she wrote in an email that was forwarded to me. Click on these links to read the other three opinions: From an email Budde wrote that was forwarded to me: Sent: Tue, March 6, 2012 Subject: district 65 info Hello, You are receiving this e-mail because you've e-…
This is one of the four points of view columnist Christine Wolf gathered to help form her own opinion before the March 20 vote.
I’m trying to wrap my head around the Better Schools Initiative referendum proposed by District 65 — but it hasn’t been easy. Since I haven’t yet formed my own opinion, I’m sharing a few opinions I’ve collected from various community members. These opinions are by no means all encompassing. They’re just to get the conversation going so Evanston residents can decide for themselves how they’ll vote on March 20. Below is a (mostly) pro-referendum statement written for me by an anonymous D65 parent. Click on these links to read the other three opinions: …My background is in real estate feasibility, which means I’ve looked at a hell of a lot of demographic projections in cities all over the world, and building permits, and newly constructed …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Evanston-Skokie District's share is part of the state's $21.4 million.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
School representatives meet with alumni across the country to foster goodwill — and donations.
Will Stokes
10:58 am on Monday, April 16, 2012
This is the standard m.o. of the teachers unions and the education establishment elites as a whole. When they lose elections, they just keep coming back until they wear down their adversaries (i.e. the taxpayers who foot the bill.) How anti-democratic -- but they don't care. Just look at West Northfield elem. district. They lost in the Fall, they came back and narrowly squeaked out a win in the … more ›