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

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‘They’re going in with a sledgehammer’: Federal policies threaten Evanston Head Start programs

April 22, 2025

The Trump administration’s closure of Chicago’s regional Head Start office and planned elimination of federal funding for Head Start programs has left many low-income Evanston families in limbo and...

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‘There is no greater privilege’: McNeal reflects on path to ETHS, plans to continue equity work

April 16, 2025

Incoming Evanston Township High School Principal Quiana McNeal said she noticed a troubling pattern while working as a prosecutor in Minnesota: as students in her community fell behind in reading, they...

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School walkability, maintenance dominate D65 closure criteria meetings

April 16, 2025

Around 140 community members shared their priorities for school closures and consolidations at three community meetings held by Evanston/Skokie School District 65 between April 10 and April 15. District...

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Newly elected school board members pledge increased community engagement

April 15, 2025

When SESP Prof. Nichole Pinkard learned she had won a seat on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education, she said she felt tremendous gratitude for her supporters — and a sense of urgency. “I...

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Code It! Challenge offers Evanston middle schoolers a path into STEM

April 13, 2025

Adventures in ancient Greece. Races down snowy mountains. Battles through waves of enemies. These were the basis of some of the 58 games submitted to the third annual Code It! Challenge, according to Elacsha...

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