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

The Daily Northwestern


Education

District 65 Educators’ Council President Trisha Baker announces the result of eight months of collective bargaining with District 65.

D65 negotiates contract with Educators’ Council, proposes $138 million tax levy

November 19, 2024

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education announced the district has reached an agreement with the District 65 Educators’ Council on a new contract for union members at its Monday meeting. District...

Student representative Rachel Durango-Cohen said she feels that there are not many safe spaces at ETHS for Hispanic/Latinx students to have conversations about belonging. She added that many of the district’s belonging efforts focus on the entire student body, not specific sub-groups.

District 202 expands goal to provide social, emotional wellbeing resources to students

November 13, 2024

The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education discussed its Year in Review report and new mental health care tools at its meeting Tuesday night. The board also discussed the district’s...

District 65’s budget woes raise questions about the future of Foster School in the 5th Ward.

D65 parents, community members split over Foster School construction amid budget crisis

November 8, 2024

As Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board’s budget troubles worsen, parents expressed concern over plans to continue with the Foster School construction, while community members urged the board...

Orrington Elementary School was the only District 65 school to be classified as “exemplary”, the highest designation in the 2024 Illinois Report Card. All other schools received a “commendable” summative designation.

District 65 student proficiency, achievement gaps higher than state averages, report shows

October 31, 2024

The Illinois State Board of Education released its 2024 Illinois Report Card Wednesday, highlighting Evanston/Skokie School District 65 students’ increasing academic proficiency yet wide achievement...

On average, in District 202 and in Illinois, white students outperform Black and Hispanic students by a margin of over 10%.

District 202 achievement gaps, student mastery higher than state averages, report shows

October 31, 2024

The 2024 Illinois Report Card shows students at Evanston Township High School District 202 have consistently surpassed state academic proficiency levels, but wider achievement gaps remain. The report...

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