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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


State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) in front of the war memorial at Fountain Square in Evanston at 11am Thursday. The press conference raised awareness for his bill addressing systemic racism in Illinois K-12 education, which emphasizes teaching black history as vibrant and essential to American history.

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Evanston community discuss anti-racism in K-12 education

June 25, 2020

State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) and Evanston community leaders advocated for a bill at a Thursday press conference that could address systemic racism in Illinois K-12 education. HB4954, sponsored...

Soo La Kim. Kim will join the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board at its April 27 board meeting.

Soo La Kim appointed District 65 board member

April 20, 2020

Soo La Kim will join the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board at its April 27 board meeting, the district announced in a news release. Kim fills a vacancy left by Candance Chow, who stepped down Feb....

Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. City staffers and members from District 65 and 202 met at the high school to discuss updates between the school and the city.

City-School Liaison Committee reviews sustainability, summer programs

January 30, 2020

School and city officials discussed future sustainability programs, summer youth activities and construction and legislative updates at Thursday’s Evanston City-School Liaison Committee meeting. Eric...

Devon Horton (right) visits one of Jefferson County Public Schools’ alternative schools after it instituted Career and Technical Education. Horton will become District 65’s superintendent in July.

Future District 65 superintendent dedicates life to educating children

January 14, 2020

LMNOP: It’s a string of letters that many schoolchildren learn from the alphabet song. But when Devon Horton was in high school tutoring an eighth grader, he learned his student couldn’t identify “M”...

Devon Horton to become District 65 superintendent

December 20, 2019

Devon Horton, most recently the chief of schools for Jefferson County in Kentucky, is set to become the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 superintendent. The district’s board approved on Monday a...

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