Proposed ordinance would expand police power near Evanston Township High School
May 9, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Latest Stories, Local
School and city officials discussed Thursday a proposed safety ordinance that would expand police authority around Evanston Township High School. The provision would allow police to step in before a situation escalates to violence, Evanston Police Department Chief Richard Eddington said at the quarterly... Read more »
Evanston elementary school's new look earns design award
May 9, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Local
With a new vegetable garden and stairwells with glass walls, Lincoln Elementary School’s new look has earned honors from a national design magazine. The Evanston school’s renovation project, completed at the beginning of this school year, was one of 16 elementary schools nationwide featured as... Read more »
New school boards eye 'virtual consolidation' to cut costs, align curriculum
May 8, 2013
Filed under City, Education
After new school board members for Evanston Township High School District 202 and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 took office earlier this week, administrators are weighing “virtual consolidation” of both districts in an effort to save money and improve academics. Pursuing complete consolidation... Read more »
Local high school students discuss troubling times in essay, poster contest ceremony
May 5, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Local
In front of about 50 people at the Evanston Ecology Center, Evanston Township High School junior Ashley Smith talked about her struggle to make sense of the death of friends from violence and accidents. “It’s difficult to come to school and difficult to know you might not see that person again,”... Read more »
Evanston first graders win national science award
May 2, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Local
Three first-graders from Evanston's Kingsley Elementary School have won second place in a national science and technology competition, the National Science Teachers Association announced Wednesday. The ExploraVision competition, administered by the NSTA and sponsored by Toshiba, is the nation’s... Read more »
Northwestern, Evanston students team up for leadership initiative
April 30, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Top Stories
Worried that drug and alcohol abuse was too prevalent at Evanston Township High School, 10th-grader Deborah Ogunribido and a group of students set out to tackle the issue with a week-long awareness campaign. Ogunribido told an audience Tuesday night at ETHS the group wants to continue efforts to make... Read more »
District 65 begins integrating Next Generation Science Standards
April 25, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Latest Stories, Local, National, State
With the release of new national science education standards, Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers are trying to change their outdated curriculum this fall as state lawmakers aim to do the same for all Illinois schools. The National Research Council on April 9 released the Next Generation Science... Read more »
Northwestern professor leads study of controversial 'detracking' initiative at ETHS
April 25, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Local
When Evanston Township High School student Nancy Cardenas moved up from regular science classes to honors anatomy during her junior year, she went from being part of the non-white majority in the room to just one of a few minority students. This year, the 12th-grader is the only Latina and one of... Read more »
ETHS remains financially stable despite decreasing funds from Illinois
April 23, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Local, State, Top Stories
Despite a decrease in state funding, Evanston Township High School District 202 remains financially sound even as other school districts across Illinois face shaky financial futures. Illinois State Board of Education chairman Gery Chico appeared before the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee... Read more »
ETHS, D65 students eat healthier, learn farming in new initiatives
April 18, 2013
Filed under City, Education, Local, Top Stories
The local food movement has made its way to Evanston schools, where student-run gardens and a new “farm to school” program initiated in March are making lunchtime more nutritious and hands-on. Fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, wheat and other ingredients are delivered to Evanston cafeterias from... Read more »
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