SDRP in the news
In the news
Press coverage of the District’s Structural Deficit Reduction Plan and the school closures.
- Analysis and viewpoint: Closing more schools will accelerate District 65’s enrollment declineEvanston RoundTable · November 8, 2026
- District 65 releases another boundary proposal, shrinking Foster back to current areaEvanston RoundTable · November 6, 2026
- District 65 now says financial projection off by $27.35 million, school closure savings less than previously forecastedEvanston RoundTable · November 5, 2026
- My Comment to the Board TonightFOIA Gras · October 26, 2026
- 20 Reasons this District 65 Closure Plan is a Bad IdeaFOIA Gras · October 25, 2026
- District 65 parents submit three proposals offering alternatives to two school closuresEvanston RoundTable · November 14, 2025
- Guest essay: Closing 2 schools in the manner proposed may accelerate enrollment declinesEvanston RoundTable · November 12, 2025
- Letter: District 65, keep your promise to Fifth Ward familiesEvanston RoundTable · November 11, 2025
- Willard two-way immersion families say Hispanic voices have been ‘pushed aside’ in school closure processEvanston RoundTable · November 5, 2025
- Guest Essay: Amend the school closure processEvanston RoundTable · November 4, 2025
- Letter: Think long-term on repurposing our school buildingsEvanston RoundTable · November 4, 2025
- Divided District 65 school board narrows to two closure scenarios, Orrington off the tableEvanston RoundTable · November 4, 2025
- District 65 to launch forensic audit of financesEvanston RoundTable · November 4, 2025
- Construction on Foster School closing in on halfway pointEvanston RoundTable · November 4, 2025
- Guest Essay: District 65 has more employees now than in 2018-19Evanston RoundTable · November 2, 2025
- Letter: I am stepping down from the District 65 school boardEvanston RoundTable · November 2, 2025
- City and schools outlook for Evanston: Older people, fewer kidsEvanston RoundTable · October 31, 2025
- D65 Board should ‘question the process’Evanston Now · October 28, 2025Also: 10/10/2025 Finance Committee Letter to the Board
- An Analysis: Why the increase of 140 District 65 employees in FY’24?Evanston RoundTable · July 14, 2024