Evanston RoundTable

District 65 board shifts attention to 2 school closures

District 65 considers closing schools to balance budget and address declining enrollment. Board debates timeline as community ...
KCRG on MSN

‘It’s heartbreaking’: School closures could follow failed $70M bond referendum

The Dubuque Community School District is taking time to evaluate next steps after its $70 million bond referendum failed.
The Daily Northwestern

District 65 community members call to protect neighborhood schools, oppose closures as board continues deliberations

Shortly before the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education scaled back its plan to close three schools at its Monday night meeting — opting instead for a two-school closure scenario, ...

WA Head Start closures leave thousands of families without childcare

Two Head Start programs that help a combined 275 children in Washington are planning to close on Nov. 1 with thousands more ...
Evanston RoundTable

‘The school board works for us’: Families rally before District 65 meeting

Families and community members rally outside District 65 board meeting, chanting slogans and voicing frustration over lack of ...
OPB

Were school COVID-19 closures worth it? Not really, University of Washington study finds

COVID-19-era school closures caused the U.S. significant economic and educational loss while being less effective than other transmission interventions, according to new research. The University of ...