Ever 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 Highland and Deerfield High Schools, there has been no shortage of opinion.
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 the 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.
- Early Voting Brisk in Deerfield
- District 113 Referendum Encounters Stiff Opposition
- Readers Say Yes to $89 Million Referendum
- Highland Park Architect Supports 113 Referendum
- How Did Education First Assemble Its Plan
- Where Do You Stand on the $89 Million Referendum
- All District 113 Candidates Support Referendum
- Can District 113 Pay Its Own Way To Fix the Schools
- Deerfield Rotarians Hear Debate Over District 113 Referendum
- District 113 Offering Facility Tours Tied to Upcoming 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
- Debate Continues on D113’s 89M Referendum
- Is the District 113 Referendum Choice Clear
- Video: Referendum Details in Minutes, Watch, Learn
- League of Women Voters Endorses 113 Referendum
- History Repeats Itself in District 113
- 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
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