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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


The exterior of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Education Center, a brick building with large windows.

District 65 to recommend asbestos abatement for three schools

February 20, 2023

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 plans to recommend asbestos abatement projects for three district schools during a joint board meeting with District 202 scheduled for Tuesday. The project includes...

A chalkboard and doodles of a computer, with the word “education” written underneath.

Foundation 65 aims to empower Evanston educators

October 16, 2022

About two years ago, Evanston Township High School student Sophia Petrof came to her mother with a question: How could they help students struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic? Petrof, now a senior,...

The Dawes school garden sign stands in the middle of the garden as parents and coordinators toured around. Parents gathered to learn about programming from garden coordinators.

Parents attend Dawes Elementary School garden meet and greet

October 5, 2021

The tomatoes, chives and peppers in Evanston’s oldest school garden received visitors Tuesday night as parents gathered at Dawes Elementary School to discuss the garden and learn how to stay engaged...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center, a red-brick building with large and plated glass windows are pictured. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building in front of a sidewalk.

District 65 administrators present return to school plans, discuss technology and COVID-19 mitigation measures

May 18, 2021

While Evanston/Skokie School District 65 families students can expect a full in-person reopening in the fall, limited remote learning options will remain for families. Superintendent Devon Horton said...

Dawes Elementary School, 440 Dodge Ave. Dawes parents voiced their concern about five principals in five years at the school at a school board meeting Monday.

Parents call on school board members to support Dawes Elementary School in leadership transition

March 19, 2019

On track to have five principals in five years, parents, teachers and students at Dawes Elementary School are at “a tipping point,” said Laurie Haverkamp, who has a students in the second grade and...

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