By Townhall Chicago News Staff
A caller said Friday that Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is considering closing two schools in Evanston because of falling enrollment and a $5 million budget gap.
The caller, identified only as Glenn, said district enrollment has continued declining in recent years alongside the budget shortfall.
“The downward spiral in the school systems there continues,” Glenn said. “Low enrollment, budgets are a problem — not to mention the quality of education is lacking.”
The discussion came as Royse Moore, a private school in Evanston that had operated for about 110 years, also recently closed. District 65 had not released the names of the two schools targeted for closure as of Friday, and officials had not issued a public statement on the closures or the $5 million figure.
