Analysis and viewpoint: District 65 has 25% fewer students, but 10% more staff. Why?

Analysis and viewpoint: District 65 has 25% fewer students, but 10% more staff. Why?

On Jan. 9, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board broke an impasse over whether to close Kingsley Elementary School or both Kingsley and Lincolnwood elementary schools. The school board, in a resolution adopted that day, decided to hold public hearings on the proposed closing of Kingsley — which it subsequently did — and to delay closing Lincolnwood. The resolution also stated that the board recognized closing only Kingsley “may not allow …