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Parents and students rally against school closures in Evanston

Evanston, Illinois, United States · Oct 26, 2026

Is it still on?

NOIt was a one-day action on Oct 26.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Parents and students protested against proposed school closures and alleged fund mismanagement ahead of a school board meeting.
What they want
Demonstrators demanded that the district delay the vote on closing Dewey and Lincolnwood Elementary Schools.
What changed
Oct 26: Hundreds of parents and students staged a rally outside the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center before the school board meeting.
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What protesters want

  • Delay the November 9 vote on school closures
  • Ensure reliable financial data and transparency
  • Reevaluate district spending and management

Organised by: For A Brighter Evanston

What authorities say

District 65 Chief Financial Officer Eric Miller stated that the discovered funds are projected in a specific fund and cannot be transferred to operational expenses due to state law limits, keeping the school closure plan in place.2

The full story

Parents, students, teachers, and community members organized a rally in Evanston, Illinois, ahead of an Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education meeting. The demonstration was organized by the advocacy group For A Brighter Evanston outside the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center. Protesters voiced concerns over alleged financial mismanagement and called for increased accountability and transparency. The rally followed the discovery of a seventeen million dollar budgeting error by parents who reviewed district documents, prompting demands to delay a scheduled November vote on closing Dewey and Lincolnwood Elementary Schools. District officials stated that the funding discrepancy is restricted to a specific account and does not alter the underlying structural deficit.

Timeline

  1. Parents and students gathered outside the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center for a rally before the board meeting.12

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