Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 04/05/2021 - 15:15
It’s a paradox of Evanston that fiscal hawks and taxpayer advocates focus on City finances, but it’s the two school districts that collect and spend most of our property tax dollars. Our K-8 system slips by with, generally, lack of attention, since at any given time most Evanston households don’t have kids in that system. Hot-button issues like redistricting or the closing or construction of a school draw a spotlight, but generally curriculum is too little discussed and school finances even less. If District 65 is getting a lot of attention it is usually because there is a problem.
District 65 is now getting a lot of attention and there is a problem. A couple big ones, actually.
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 13:56
The polls close in just five hours. You probably won’t vote. But you should.
The April 6, 2021 election in the City of Evanston and its school districts is the most important in a long time. With a new mayor incoming and the recent replacement of a decade-long City Manager, there’s the chance for some fresh air in Evanston. Altho mayor is settled, 8 of the City’s 9 wards have contests, and there’s a pivotal race for elementary school district 65. So why do I say “you won’t vote”?
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 17:03
[note: this is a personal blog entry and not the opinion or position of the Central Street Neighbors Association, which has made no endorsements].
Unlike one recent election where not enough candidates even filed to fill the slots, this year's District 202 [ETHS] school board matchup is the marquee attraction in Evanston, with eight contenders for four seats. This largely reflects the ongoing dustup over changes made and proposed to the school's storied Honors program, but there's more at stake than that.
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 10:33
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 17:32
A sweeping smorgasbord of changes to City Code, ranging from technical revisions to consolidation, elimination, addition, or increased penalties in other provisions, is on the City Council agenda tonight as Item H5, coming out of Human Services. The changes are summarized at pp. 581-590 of the Packet and the lengthy Ordinance 49-O-11 is itself a separate document downloadable from the Agendas and Minutes page.
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