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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


A marker drawing of a student’s purple silhouette, sitting at a desk in front of a large black chalkboard.

D65 places more students with disabilities in general education, but racial achievement gap persists

March 25, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 placed more students with disabilities in general education settings, but the racial gap in Measures of Academic Progress exam scores remains, according to a report presented...

Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center. The city has hosted various activities here throughout the pandemic, such as fall camps for students.

Evanston hosts recreational activities amid pandemic

November 8, 2020

Evanston’s Parks and Recreation Department has had to adapt its recreational sports programs to meet safety guidelines this fall — an increasingly difficult task as the weather gets colder. In an...

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...

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