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The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education reached an impasse again on Monday, unable to make a decision on schools it will close on July 1, 2026. That complicates the district’s efforts to cut costs and balance its budget, outlined in its Structural Deficit Reduction Plan.

The board members voted in much the same way they did in November, when they reached an impasse over closing Kingsley Elementary School and Lincolnwood Elementary School, or just Kingsley, at the end of this school year.

The board now faces uncertainty about whether it will be able to close any schools at the end of the school year, aside from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, a decision the district’s administration says is necessary for the

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