Schools

District 113 Referendum Years in the Making to be Decided Tuesday

The $89 million bond referendum that has been proposed by the Highland Park and Deerfield high school district has kept Patch readers commenting and blogging for months. On Tuesday, voters decide what happens.

Over the last week proponents and foes of the $89 million referendum to renovate Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools have had no shortage of controversy in their efforts to persuade voters.

Opponents have accused Township High School District 113 of pressuring students to support the ballot measure and one person even mentioned outside interests financing the effect to defeat the referendum.

This is the latest since the Township High School District 113 Board of Education voted Jan. 14 to place an $89 million referendum on the April 9 ballot to help fund a $114 million renovation of the two campuses.

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Before the Board made its decision, citizens were engaged with numerous meetings and six different committees involving members of the community at large as well as teachers and administration since shortly after a $133 million referendum failed two years ago.

The debate mounted last week with the start of early voting and a blog on Patch. Take a look what has been written since the Board vote in January, including letters to the editor and blogs expressing personal opinions.

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News

  • Is District 113 Faculty Pressuring Students to Support the Referendum?
  • Early Voting Brisk in Deerfield
  • District 113 Referendum Encounters Stiff Opposition
  • Readers Say Yes to $89 Million Referendum
  • 113 Board Votes on $89 Million Referendum Monday
  • Former 113 Adversaries Still Wary
  • District 113 Leadership Team Presents Findings
  • Resignation Shatters Calm on 113 Project
  • League of Women Voters Endorses 113 Referendum
  • Debate Continues on D113’s 89M Referendum
  • All District 113 Candidates Support Referendum
  • Can District 113 Pay Its Own Way To Fix the Schools
  • How Did Education First Assemble Its Plan
  • Where Do You Stand on the $89 Million Referendum
  • District 113 Offering Facility Tours Tied to Upcoming Referendum

Opinion

  • The District 113 Referendum Through the Eyes of a Student
  • Common Sense vs. District 113
  • District 113 Accused of Using Students as Pawns in Pushing $89 Million Referendum
  • Why I am Opposed to the Referendum
  • Referendum Reality and Financial Truths From a Former No Voter
  • Why the District 113 Plan Is the Right One and Now Is the Right Time
  • Highland Park Architect Supports 113 Referendum
  • Deerfield Rotarians Hear Debate Over District 113 Referendum
  • Referendum Addresses Critical Need
  • Retired District 113 Teacher Oppose Referendum
  • Simply Uninformed of Intentionally Misleading Get the Facts on the 113 Referendum
  • Letter to the Editor: Is 113 Board Misleading Voters
  • Is the District 113 Referendum Choice Clear
  • History Repeats Itself in District 113
  • The District 113 Referendum; What you should consider in your decision

From District 113

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