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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Education

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District 65 to emphasize skills like word recognition, phonics and language comprehension in literacy curriculum

February 8, 2023

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is updating its K-8 literacy curriculum to emphasize necessary foundational skills, including word recognition and language comprehension, needed to read complex texts. Last...

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ETHS teacher who shaped AP African American Studies discusses threats to curriculum

February 7, 2023

The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education spoke Monday about the College Board’s changes to the Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum after Florida’s Department...

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ETHS staff say the school teaches about reparations. Some students say they haven’t learned enough.

January 31, 2023

Evanston Township High School senior Aniah Roddy learned about Evanston’s Restorative Housing Program from local news coverage. But when it came to instruction on reparations in the classroom, she said...

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District 65 raises childcare fees, announces High Five! award winners

January 31, 2023

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education recognized two staff members and awarded them the High Five! award on Monday. Other items discussed by the Board increased childcare fees, with...

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Illinois advocates, students ask for better media literacy education as new law takes effect

January 31, 2023

When Aaliya Weheliye started taking journalism classes at Evanston Township High School, she learned the basics of media literacy, including how to interpret news articles and websites with a critical...

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