Free School of Evanston

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The Free School of Evanston was an alternative school that existed in Evanston, Illinois, USA from 1970 to 1975.

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The Free School was influenced by Summerhill School, and tuition was based on sliding scale percentage of parents income. The first year, the school rented space in the in basement of a local Unitarian Church, and for the latter four years in the Wheadon Methodist Church, both on Ridge Ave. in Evanston. There were more than 100 students divided into lower, middle, and upper groups, aged 5-16. The school never was 'accredited'.

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