Evergreen Park for young families?

[BRU67]

Originally Posted by Me2u

totally agree. i moved to EP 12 years ago and when my daughter turned of age to attend H.S i wanted so badly to put her in EP HS but it was filled with others that don't live in the neighborhood. If you watch the 99th St Kedzie bus after school ends, you'll see that they take the bus back from the neighborhood they are from. I pay these HEAVY property taxes and had to put my daughter in a private schoo
l elsewhere... wish i could have pocketed that money ($50K for 4 yrs)! THAT'S A SHAME THAT I CAN'T EVEN ENJOY WHAT I PAY FOR!

A sad reality for anyone who lives in an inner-ring suburb. It's a problem for us in Berwyn too, and also is in Oak Park. Why anyone would want to sneak their kids into Morton West is completely beyond me but it happens, hurting chances for reform.

All you can do is push for the Districts to enforce residency (which is difficult but has to be done). Or, better yet, maybe the CPS can get its act together and start providing a half way decent education!

[fusillirob1983]

Originally Posted by Me2u

totally agree. i moved to EP 12 years ago and when my daughter turned of age to attend H.S i wanted so badly to put her in EP HS but it was filled with others that don't live in the neighborhood. If you watch the 99th St Kedzie bus after school ends, you'll see that they take the bus back from the neighborhood they are from. I pay these HEAVY property taxes and had to put my daughter in a private schoo
l elsewhere... wish i could have pocketed that money ($50K for 4 yrs)! THAT'S A SHAME THAT I CAN'T EVEN ENJOY WHAT I PAY FOR!

You must have really known what was coming with the classes following your daughter's then, possibly a psychic. The word "filled" is a major exaggeration. I would guess maybe a dozen students out of 700-800. There were very few out of district students there when your daughter would have started there, but that's a different story if we are talking about a few years later. I would know because I attended the school beginning with the '98-'99 school year.

[prairiestate]

I think this article says quite a bit (in a positive way) about Evergreen Park, and the surrounding communities.

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