Whoa, whoa, whoa! As I recall from the pandemic lockdowns, the superintendent made it pretty clear that any criticism of him or his policies is white supremacist in origin. Raising his salary and creating patronage positions are the problem, your racism is!
Tom, Yes, people are moving in who can pay the freight... but the diversity is leaving... and methinks it's going to get worse as our community continues to hemorrhage money - especially on expensive and unnecessary projects.
Hello Tom, IMHO, it certainly is a financial problem. How many more teachers will be needed to populate a new school? (think pensions, healthcare, etc.). What is cost of borrowing money to the community? What's the annual cost to maintain the upkeep of this new school? I don't think busing is going to go away... Very large sums of money are flying out the door for pet projects in the community ($6.3 Mil for an animal shelter, the more than double costing Crown Center +$60 MIL , the proposal to sell off the Civic Center and relocate a new one downtown - another $50 - 100 Mil...) It's getting harder to afford living here and people are leaving town due to the very high cost of living. And let's not forget the current $250 Mil in pension obligations...
Thanks for this Tom, Risking jumping on a third rail here, I am very concerned about the clear decline in enrollment in District 65 schools and the wish to build a new school in the the 5th ward... This has a price tag of ~$50 Mil... I am all for social justice and equity but at what cost? This from the Evanston RoundTable in February of 2022 https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/02/04/district-65-enrollment-decline-continues/
Respectfully submitted, Brian G. Becharas (Lincoln, Nichols, ETHS)
Whoa, whoa, whoa! As I recall from the pandemic lockdowns, the superintendent made it pretty clear that any criticism of him or his policies is white supremacist in origin. Raising his salary and creating patronage positions are the problem, your racism is!
Tom, Yes, people are moving in who can pay the freight... but the diversity is leaving... and methinks it's going to get worse as our community continues to hemorrhage money - especially on expensive and unnecessary projects.
Hello Tom, IMHO, it certainly is a financial problem. How many more teachers will be needed to populate a new school? (think pensions, healthcare, etc.). What is cost of borrowing money to the community? What's the annual cost to maintain the upkeep of this new school? I don't think busing is going to go away... Very large sums of money are flying out the door for pet projects in the community ($6.3 Mil for an animal shelter, the more than double costing Crown Center +$60 MIL , the proposal to sell off the Civic Center and relocate a new one downtown - another $50 - 100 Mil...) It's getting harder to afford living here and people are leaving town due to the very high cost of living. And let's not forget the current $250 Mil in pension obligations...
Thanks for this Tom, Risking jumping on a third rail here, I am very concerned about the clear decline in enrollment in District 65 schools and the wish to build a new school in the the 5th ward... This has a price tag of ~$50 Mil... I am all for social justice and equity but at what cost? This from the Evanston RoundTable in February of 2022 https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/02/04/district-65-enrollment-decline-continues/
Respectfully submitted, Brian G. Becharas (Lincoln, Nichols, ETHS)