achievement gap

Illinois granted waiver from No Child Left Behind Act

April 25, 2014

Illinois was granted a waiver April 18 from the No Child Left Behind Act, joining 42 other states exempted from punishment if schools do not meet standards set by the law, which include a demonstrated...

Evanston Township High School ranks No. 21 in state

April 24, 2014

The U.S. News and World Report ranked Evanston Township High School No. 21 in Illinois in its annual rankings, which were released Tuesday. The school dropped two spots from last year, when the publication...

New D65 superintendent looks to work with Northwestern

April 23, 2014

When Paul Goren takes over as the superintendent for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in July, he said he hopes to collaborate with Northwestern and other community organizations to create a “learning...

District 65 looks to change summer program

February 25, 2014

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is looking to change their 2014 summer program to offer full-day programming in an attempt to narrow the achievement gap. Two proposed plans were presented...

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