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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


Schwartz: New CPS graduation requirement puts underprivileged students at a further disadvantage

April 6, 2017

On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new graduation requirement for Chicago Public Schools: Students must have either a job offer or an acceptance letter to a college, trade school or gap-year...

Prof. Brian Edwards speaks at a Middle East and North African studies event. The MENA director is an advocate for expanding world language programs, focusing on bringing more Arabic instruction to Chicago Public Schools.

Northwestern professor seeks to bring Arabic language instruction to public schools

April 3, 2017

Northwestern’s director of the Middle Eastern and North African studies program is advocating for increased Arabic language instruction in Chicago Public Schools as a way to curb what he sees as increasing...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at an event. Rauner has shown support for the state senate’s Grand Bargain plan.

Senate votes on several items from grand bargain package

March 1, 2017

Illinois state senators voted Tuesday on several measures included in a “grand bargain” package of bills intended to end the state budget impasse. It was the first of several days of voting on the...

The Joseph E. Hill Early Education Center serves about 450 early childhood students and their families annually in district 65. Jennifer Lewin was appointed as STEM director to act as a liaison between the district and the University.

Northwestern appoints STEM coordinator for partnership with District 65

October 13, 2016

Northwestern has appointed a former Chicago Public Schools science teacher as the STEM coordinator between Northwestern and Evanston/Skokie School District 65. Jennifer Lewin, a CPS schoolteacher for...

Borde: Pay attention to politics beyond the presidential election

Borde: Pay attention to politics beyond the presidential election

May 25, 2016

It’s hard to escape coverage of the 2016 US presidential election. Even before March 2015, when the first major candidate — Ted Cruz — declared his candidacy, media pundits had already begun speculating...

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