Bessie Rhodes 7th, 8th grades to close 18 months early, school says, in surprise announcement
Parents told ABC7 they hope the school district changes its mind and allows us the seventh and eighth graders to stay put ...
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Evanston, Skokie mayors ask District 65 to reconsider Bessie Rhodes decision
Mayors request district "at least temporarily reverse" decision to close seventh and eighth grade at Bessie Rhodes next month ...
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District 65 cancels meeting with Bessie Rhodes community
District had scheduled a Zoom call to answer questions about closing the school's seventh and eighth grade sections.
Parents outraged as suburban magnet school closes earlier than expected
The Evanston Skokie School District already planned to close Bessie Rhodes Magnet School at the end of the school year. Parents and students in seventh and eighth grade, however, have now been ...
District 65 Closes Bessie Rhodes Middle School Grades 18 Months Early
The last day for students in seventh and eighth grade at the bilingual magnet school will be Nov. 15, administrators ...
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Another blow for Bessie Rhodes school
In an email to Rhodes parents, Turner said that “at the close of the first trimester (November 15), we will close the 7th and ...
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D65 cancels call with Rhodes families
In a message to the Rhodes community, District 65 administrators Katie Speth and Charmekia McCoy say that because the Zoom ...
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To fend off potential state takeover, Evanston/Skokie District 65 may need to close schools, lay off staff, per consultant
In June the board made a controversial decision to close Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies in a 5-2 vote. In previous public hearings on the Bessie Rhodes closing, Turner said the ...