| District mergers face roadblocks |
1997-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 1997, p. 23 |
School districts - Reorganization,
|
| D 73 1/2 panel may revisit merger |
1997-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 1997, p. 23 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 73 1/2 |
| If at first you don't success; Group vows to continue push for consolidation referendum |
1996-03-07 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 7, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Public School District 202,
School districts - Reorganization,
Johnson, Rose,
Matlis, Margarita,
Public School District 65 |
| Official applies brakes to school merger efforts |
1996-01-25 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 25, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Public School District 202,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Consolidation issue on way to ballot? |
1995-12-21 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 21, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Public School District 202,
Elections,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Going back to forge ahead |
1995-02-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 23, 1995, p. 14 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Operation Stop Gap,
Public School District 65,
Editorial |
| Option areas dropped from balance plan |
1995-02-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 23, 1995, p. 10 |
Pollack, Emmanuel,
School districts - Reorganization,
Operation Stop Gap,
Public School District 65 |
| Reorganization foes protest through song |
1995-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 1995, p. 6 |
Pollack, Emmanuel,
Curry, Michael,
Clark, Vernon,
First Church of God Christian Life Center,
School districts - Reorganization,
Operation Stop Gap,
Public School District 65 |
| Speakers hit plan as unfair |
1995-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 1995, p. 6 |
Wolfe, Randi,
Walkine, Anthony,
Johnson, Bennett,
Handley, David,
Frank, Miriam,
Lindholm, James,
School districts - Reorganization,
Operation Stop Gap,
Public School District 65,
Smith, Charmaine |
| One-issue unity |
1995-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 1995, p. 16 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65,
Editorial |
| Racial balance plan hit |
1995-01-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 19, 1995, p. 6 |
Pollack, Emmanuel,
Carlson, Walter,
Whitney, Kenneth,
Rees, Rosie,
Hill, Sandra,
Kupferberg, Lisa,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65,
Johnson, Rose,
Johnson, Darwin |
| District 65's balancing act |
1995-01-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 19, 1995, p. 16 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65,
Editorial |
| Some want option areas junked |
1995-01-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 5, 1995, p. 4 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Redistricting talks delayed once again |
1994-05-12 |
School District 65 voted to delay remapping plans for one year. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 12, 1994, p. 20 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Remap plan stokes ire |
1994-03-31 |
A redistricting plan in School District 65 has some opposition. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 31, 1994, p. 6 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Major attendance-area revisions in the works |
1994-03-24 |
School District 65 will proceed with its redistricting plan. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 24, 1994, p. 11 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Districts 69, 73 1/2 studying merger |
1989-06-15 |
School Board members from Districts 69 and 73 1/2 attended an informational meeting on June 13 to study the possibility of merging the two districts. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 15, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 73 1/2,
Public School District 69,
Small, David |
| Reorganizing a bad idea, Dist. 68 told |
1988-11-17 |
District 68 is faced with a financial crunch and has proposed a reorganization of the district as a possible money saving measure. Local citizens are concerned that the reorganization would result in overcrowded classrooms. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 17, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 68,
School districts - Reorganization |
| No Title |
1988-10-22 |
District 69 and District 73 1/2 have asked a state consultant to report to their boards about educational or financial benefits to a district merger. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, October 22, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 73 1/2,
Public School District 69 |
| Dist. 68 seeks input on plans |
1988-03-31 |
Skokie's largest elementary school district is thinking of reorganizing and wants local residents to volunteer to study its reorganization plan in detail. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 31, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 68,
School districts - Reorganization |
| Skokie, Morton Grove schools launch merger talks |
1988-03-17 |
Four Skokie elementary districts and Morton Grove Elementary School District 70 have begun talks that could eventually lead to some form of merger. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 17, 1988, p. 5 |
Schools - Elementary schools,
School districts - Reorganization |
| Four school districts will consider merging |
1988-02-04 |
A committee with representatives from Districts 69, 72, 73 and 73 1/2 will meet soon to discuss the pros and cons of district consolidation. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 1988, p. 3 |
Public School District 72,
Public School District 73,
Public School District 73 1/2,
Public School District 69,
School districts - Reorganization |
| Local school boards seeks committee representative |
1985-09-12 |
The school boards in Niles Township are seeking applicants to serve on a committee that will be charged with drafting a plan for "an effective and orderly reorganization of the existing school districts. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 12, 1985, p. 14 |
School districts - Reorganization,
|
| OCC, Centre East seek extensions |
1985-02-14 |
At the February 11 board meeting the District 219 board discussed the possible extension of leases at the former Niles East High School and a court case involving deannexation of a group of students from the Golf-Golf Acres area. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 14, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Buildings,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
School districts - Reorganization |
| Legislators talk money, school consolidation |
1985-01-17 |
Consolidation of school districts was one of the topics discussed at the fifth annual Niles Township Legislative Coalition breakfast on January 12. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 17, 1985, p. 13 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Niles Township Legislative Coalition |
| Chicago district considers joining Niles Tsp. schools |
1984-10-18 |
The Nortown Civic League is studying the possibility of leaving the Chicago school system and joining the Niles Township Public Schools. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 18, 1984, p. 7 |
School districts - Reorganization,
|
| Could schools join suburbs? |
1984-10-14 |
The North Town area has the option to secede from the Chicago Public School system and join either the Lincolnwood or Skokie school system. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 14, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
|
| Deannexation case back to school bd. |
1984-08-05 |
The Cook County Regional Board of School Trustees is expected to again hear the District 219-District 225 deannexation case at its October 1 meeting. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, August 5, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization,
Cook County Regional Board of School Trustees |
| Narrow margin: District 73 narrowly nixes consolidation effort |
1983-02-27 |
The District 73 board has narrowly approved a resolution stating that it does not endorse consolidation with District 72. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, February 27, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 72,
Public School District 73,
School districts - Reorganization |
| Petition drive: School consolidation effort gets underway. |
1983-02-06 |
Morton Zaslavsky, a member of the District 73 board, is starting a petition drive to merge District 73 with District 72. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, February 6, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 72,
Public School District 73,
Zaslavsky, Morton,
School districts - Reorganization |
| Appeal deannexation |
1983-01-27 |
The District 219 board voted 6-0 to appeal the Cook County Regional Board of Trustees' decision which would allow deannexation for about 60 Golf-Acres students. |
The News, Thursday, January 27, 1983, p. 3 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization,
Cook County Regional Board of School Trustees |
| Exit 219: Regional board OKs transfer to Glenbrook |
1983-01-13 |
The Cook County Regional board of School Trustees has approved a request by parents of about 25 students in the Golf-Golf Acres area to de-annex from District 219 and join District 225. The change is effective July 1. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 13, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization |
| Parents await ruling on detachment case |
1982-11-18 |
The Appellate Court heard testimony on a District 219 suit charging that District 225 overstepped its authority when it allowed seven students to attend Glenbrook South this semester while a deannexation issue between District 219 and some Golf-Golf Acres |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 18, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Litigation,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization |
| Nilehi case put off |
1982-10-07 |
A group of Golf-Golf Acres parents who are seeking to deannex from District 219 will have to wait at least 3 more months for a decision on their case. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 7, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization |
| Court rules in favor of Dist. 225 |
1982-09-02 |
A Cook County Circuit Court judge has ruled that a group of parents in the Golf-Golf Acres area can switch their children to the Glenbrook South High School. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 2, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization |
| School district eyes merger |
1982-07-22 |
District 73 has joined Districts 69 and 73 1/2 in considering a plan to merge two or more Skokie districts. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 22, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 73,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 73 1/2,
Public School District 69 |
| Nilehi won't cede golf territories |
1982-05-13 |
Golf residents want to deannex from District 219. Wesley Gibbs, 219 superintendent, says the petitioners' reasons for wanting to join the Glenbrook school district are "irrational. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 13, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
School districts - Reorganization |
| The fight is on: Dist. 65 maps deannexation strategy |
1981-05-21 |
Dist. 65 officials continue their fight against deannexation by residents in a portion of Skokie served by the district. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 21, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Deannexation request refused |
1980-05-15 |
Regional Board of School Trustees refuse to approve petition for portion of Skokie to leave District 65. |
The News, Thursday, May 15, 1980, p. 3 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Hope high for District 65 deannexation |
1980-04-27 |
Attorneys representing Skokie residents trying to leave School District 65 have expressed confidence in the group's deannexation petition. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 27, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Detachment inches toward a resolution |
1980-04-10 |
The regional board of school trustees gave a favorable ruling to the petition of some residents to withdraw from District 65. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 10, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Regional Board again delays deannexation vote |
1980-02-14 |
Cook County Regional School Board delayed ruling on the question of a portion of Skokie leaving District 65. |
The News, Thursday, February 14, 1980, p. 5 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| No Complaints': Union |
1980-02-07 |
Niles Township Federation of Teachers states no teacher will receive cut in pay or tenure as a result of the consolidation of the high schools. |
The News, Thursday, February 7, 1980, p. 7 |
Niles Township Federation of Teachers,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| 65 deannexation issue is still unresolved |
1980-01-10 |
The regional school board postponed discussion of the deannexation of a portion of Skokie from District 65. |
The News, Thursday, January 10, 1980, p. 6 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Deannexation issue undecided: Trustees look to Atty. Gen. |
1979-11-08 |
An opinion has been requested from the State's Attorney General on a portion of northeast Skokie remaining in District 65 or annexing to District 68. |
The News, Thursday, November 8, 1979, p. 4 |
Public School District 68,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| District 65 deannexation stalled |
1979-11-08 |
Regional Board of School Trustees have postponed the meeting on the deannexation of part of Skokie from District 65. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 8, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Dist. 65 deannexation plea delayed |
1979-10-11 |
Regional Board of School Trustees is waiting for a ruling on the validity of residents wishing to be deannexed from District 65. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 11, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 68,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Dist. 65 residents gird for deannex decision |
1979-10-07 |
Regional Board of School Trustees are scheduled to make a decision on October 9th regarding the proposed deannexation from District 65. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 7, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 68,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| Fight is on over move to deannex |
1979-09-30 |
Parents are conflicted over the move to deannex from District 65 and annex to District 68. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, September 30, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 68,
School districts - Reorganization,
Public School District 65 |
| League petition drive seeks unified schools |
1977-12-01 |
League of Women Voters urges school districts to unify. |
The News, Thursday, December 1, 1977, p. 4 |
School districts - Reorganization,
League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood |
| League report urges unified Skokie schools |
1977-10-20 |
League of Women Voters issue report calling for consolidation of Skokie school districts. |
The News, Thursday, October 20, 1977, p. 5 |
School districts - Reorganization,
League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood |
| LWV calls for merger of Skokie districts |
1977-10-20 |
League recommends Skokie's five elementary school districts be consolidated. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 20, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood |
| In Skokie: League: Unify schools |
1977-04-10 |
League of Women Voters urge consolidation of school districts. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 10, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
School districts - Reorganization,
League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood |
| Skokie LWV ayes merger of schools |
1963-02-14 |
League of Women Voters recommend consolidation of districts for better education. |
The News, Thursday, February 14, 1963, p. 49 |
School districts - Reorganization,
League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood |
