Homewood voters overwhelmingly approved a tax increase so District 153 schools could continue to provide all the educational and extracurriculars currently available to students. The district has $2 million in red ink and was prepared to eliminate its arts and music programs, sports programs, after-school programs and eliminate staff and[Read More…]
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District 153 referendum gets more than 70% of ‘Yes’ vote
A referendum supporting Homewood schools was successful, with more than 70% approval from voters in Tuesday’s election. The result means District 153 will avoid drastic cuts to programs and faculty and staff layoffs that would have been necessary to close its $2 million deficit. The raise in the district’s foundational[Read More…]
Proposed cuts would eliminate teachers, staff and extracurriculars
Marc Fishman told his fifth grader that the Robot Club he enjoys after school may not be available to him next year. “Just the look on his face when I told him that could go away, he was wide-eyed,” Fishman said. “Then he asked ‘Why? I don’t understand.’ And on[Read More…]
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