I am so angry at this town I could scream. When people raised this shady 💩 —years ago (bc guess what —it was all there to see if you were willing to see it) we were called racists, “whyte supremacists”, and more. Existing BOE members sat by and did NOTHING while this was happening, except for pat themselves on the back, accept lies from…
I am so angry at this town I could scream. When people raised this shady 💩 —years ago (bc guess what —it was all there to see if you were willing to see it) we were called racists, “whyte supremacists”, and more. Existing BOE members sat by and did NOTHING while this was happening, except for pat themselves on the back, accept lies from Horton & his cronies, and apparently fill their stomachs with Grecian Chicken, Panera and more —all while kids and vulnerable families in this town got screwed.
I am so furious. And believe me it doesn’t feel good to say “I told you so.” Evanston kids, generations of them, are getting kicked to the curb. They can’t read at grade level —many aren’t even close. Same with math. They’re set up for failure at ETHS and most Evanstonians shrug their shoulders and get on with their day. And yet….here we are screaming into the damn wind, hoping and praying that something changes; that people finally wake up. Sad, sad times —and it’s only going to get worse.
You would not believe how many Evanstonians, when I tell them these stories just say, "Well, yeah, D65 sucks and always has. Just gotta get your kid through long enough to make it to ETHS." - this attitude drives me absolutely bonkers. Almost every other school district in America would *kill* for the per pupil financing (>$23,000 / head) that D65 has and we just piss it all away and shrug.
I grew up in Troy Michigan, a town which has one of the best public school districts in America, a well paid union teacher base, very diverse student body, and modern buildings. 99% of my graduating class went to college. The per pupil funding? $12,680 / head.
I think a lot of the anger here comes from transplants like me, who grew up in suburban districts with vastly lower funding and a higher quality of education and are shocked at the mess that is Evanston public schools.
I am so angry at this town I could scream. When people raised this shady 💩 —years ago (bc guess what —it was all there to see if you were willing to see it) we were called racists, “whyte supremacists”, and more. Existing BOE members sat by and did NOTHING while this was happening, except for pat themselves on the back, accept lies from Horton & his cronies, and apparently fill their stomachs with Grecian Chicken, Panera and more —all while kids and vulnerable families in this town got screwed.
I am so furious. And believe me it doesn’t feel good to say “I told you so.” Evanston kids, generations of them, are getting kicked to the curb. They can’t read at grade level —many aren’t even close. Same with math. They’re set up for failure at ETHS and most Evanstonians shrug their shoulders and get on with their day. And yet….here we are screaming into the damn wind, hoping and praying that something changes; that people finally wake up. Sad, sad times —and it’s only going to get worse.
You would not believe how many Evanstonians, when I tell them these stories just say, "Well, yeah, D65 sucks and always has. Just gotta get your kid through long enough to make it to ETHS." - this attitude drives me absolutely bonkers. Almost every other school district in America would *kill* for the per pupil financing (>$23,000 / head) that D65 has and we just piss it all away and shrug.
I grew up in Troy Michigan, a town which has one of the best public school districts in America, a well paid union teacher base, very diverse student body, and modern buildings. 99% of my graduating class went to college. The per pupil funding? $12,680 / head.
I think a lot of the anger here comes from transplants like me, who grew up in suburban districts with vastly lower funding and a higher quality of education and are shocked at the mess that is Evanston public schools.