Parent group poll of 665 Evanston voters shows opposition to District 65 plans

A poll released Monday by the parent group For a Brighter Evanston showed that most of the 665 registered Evanston voters it surveyed oppose Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s current plan for addressing budget deficits. The survey also showed support for holding off on closing schools until the district has longer-term plans, according to a Monday morning press release. Evanston Voter Poll_Full ResultsDownload Lincolnwood and Dewey elementary schools are both slated to close at the end of the 2026-27 school year under the district’s financial sustainability plan, although the school board has not yet given final approval. For a Brighter Evanston collaborated with another District 65 parent group, the Legion of Data Nerds, to build a financial model using public documents. The groups used the model to test the district’s financial plans against several alternative scenarios. According to the press release, the model shows that other options exist that would keep the distr