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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


Outgoing board president Suni Kartha. Anya Tanyavutti will serve as the next board president.

District 65 emphasizes equity at last 2019-2020 meeting

June 9, 2020

At its final meeting of the school year, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board pledged to continue to pursue racial equity programming in the district. During her time as board president, Suni...

Anya Tanyavutti speaks at a District 65 board meeting. The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 voted unanimously to adopt next year’s budget.

D65 report reveals overrepresentation, underperformance of black, Latinx students in special education programs

May 19, 2020

A new Evanston/Skokie School District 65 report found that, black and Latinx students are overrepresented and significantly outperformed in special education programs by their white classmates. The...

The women’s space at the Interfaith Action emergency cold shelter. The shelter is open every night from mid-November through March for the first time since it opened.

Evanston organizations aid homeless during winter nights

January 14, 2020

For Evanstonians experiencing homelessness, the winter months are especially dangerous. At least 18 people in Cook County have suffered cold-related deaths since November, and homeless people risk frostbite...

District 65 board president Suni Kartha. Kartha said school officials should consider the implications of the Achievement and Accountability Report on their own schools at Monday’s Evanston/Skokie District 65meeting.

Opportunity gaps persist in District 65, finds accountability report

January 14, 2020

Opportunity gaps continue to exist between black and white students, low-income and high-income students and students with and without Individualized Education Programs, according to data presented at...

Anya Tanyavutti speaks at a District 65 board meeting. Board members discussed the increase in students meeting the benchmark for kindergarten readiness

District 65 saw an increase in kindergarten literacy scores

March 5, 2019

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members expressed excitement at a board meeting Monday after looking at data that showed an increase in kindergarten readiness from winter 2019. District 65...

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