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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


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ETHS teachers remain committed to ‘honest’ science, history lessons amid federal funding threats

April 25, 2025

Even after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting schools from providing gender-affirming care or teaching “anti-American” ideologies, one Evanston Township High School teacher...

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Leah Piekarz, D202 board candidate, talks mental health and school safety

March 15, 2023

Leah Piekarz worked as a counselor at Evanston Township High School for 21 years, advocating as a union leader and helping start a program to set students up with career-oriented classes. Now, having...

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Local teachers discuss implementing LGBTQ+ education law

May 1, 2022

Before high school, Tanairi Cornwell said their teachers never discussed the LGBTQ+ community in class — an experience they said many incoming freshmen share.  “If we’re going to have this tight...

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District 202 prepares for launch of hybrid-learning model

April 13, 2021

Evanston Township High School/District 202 officials and school board members prepared for the launch of the district’s hybrid learning model, which will begin Wednesday, at a Monday board meeting.  As...

Evanston Township High School/District 202 board members listen to reports during a Monday meeting. The figures presented showed that racial disparities still exists in summer school attendance, student activities and disciplinary action — although the latter has improved drastically.

District 202 reports on summer school, activities, discipline still show racial disparities

October 9, 2018

Evanston Township High School administrators and staff presented figures on summer school attendance, student activities and discipline and suspension to the board on Monday, finding racial disparities...

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