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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


Julie Fain, an activist involved with More Than a Score Chicago, speaks to a group of Evanston parents and teachers about opting out of PARCC testing. More Than a Score opposes the amount of time, resources and manpower dedicated to administering standardized testing in CPS.

Evanston parents, teachers discuss potential detriments of PARCC testing

March 31, 2015

Parents, teachers and community members met Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of children enrolled in Evanston school districts opting out of future state-mandated PARCC testing. About 20...

Evanston Township High School student group reaps AP successes

March 6, 2015

Evanston Township High School has garnered national recognition for the rapidly increasing success of its Advanced Placement program, following the release of a memorandum from the District 202 school...

Evanston schools will move forward with PARCC testing

February 10, 2015

Although some Chicago schools are pushing back against new state-mandated testing, Evanston-area schools will proceed despite administrative uneasiness. PARCC testing, which stands for Partnership...

School District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon, seated, and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Paul Goren address more than 200 Evanston parents, community members and school district alumni about the current state of and future plans for Evanston schools.

Evanston, Skokie superintendents discuss state of local schools

January 29, 2015

Superintendents of District 202, which serves Evanston Township High School, and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 delivered a “State of the Schools” address at ETHS on Thursday evening, the first...

Evanston woman, SESP alumna appointed Cradle to Career executive director

January 26, 2015

The Evanston Cradle to Career initiative has appointed an executive director to begin mid-February, Cradle to Career announced Monday. Sheila Merry (SESP '77), an Evanston resident, will be the executive...

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