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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


One woman in a red shirt claps, another holds a sign saying “Stronger United!” and another holds a sign saying “We teach, we care, be fair!”

District 65 board discusses meeting with Bessie Rhodes parents, proposals for deficit reduction plan

October 29, 2024

As Evanston/Skokie School District 65 administrators and board members walked into the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center on Monday, more than 100 teachers in the District 65 Educators’ Council gathered...

District 65 emailed parents of seventh and eighth graders about the change on Oct. 16.

Bessie Rhodes families protest planned closure of 7th, 8th grade classes

October 24, 2024

About 30 parents and students protested outside the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies on Thursday morning, demanding the district reverse its plans to close the school’s seventh and eighth grade...

The City-School Liaison Committee heard an update on Cradle to Career, a partnership between several Evanston organizations promoting equity, during its Tuesday meeting.

City-School Liaison Committee discusses Guaranteed Income Program, grant opportunities

October 2, 2024

The City-School Liaison Committee discussed the Guaranteed Income Program, the November general election and grant opportunities Tuesday night at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The committee facilitates...

 The District 65 Board of Education passed its Fiscal Year 2025 budget at its meeting Monday night. The district will have a $13 million deficit this year, an increase from $10 million last year.

District 65 Board of Education passes FY25 budget with $13 million deficit, sets cost-reduction plan

September 17, 2024

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education unanimously passed the district’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year with a $13 million deficit at its meeting Monday night. The board also heard...

About 40 people filled the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center, holding signs for the board meeting.

District 65 School Board votes to close Dr. Bessie Rhodes School

June 11, 2024

Parents and children holding signs that read “Yo Soy Bessie Rhodes” and “Save Bessie Rhodes” walked out of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education meeting, some in tears, after...

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