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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


Families have been protesting the district’s June decision to close down the school after this academic year for the past few months. Some signs the protesters carried featured messages in both English and Spanish; “la lucha sigue” translates to “the struggle continues.”

‘We pick here’: Bessie Rhodes community continues protesting planned 7th, 8th grade closures

October 29, 2024

Juana Vazquez, who has a seventh grader at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, said her daughter, Destiny, has high anxiety around not seeing her friends or teachers.  Destiny Vazquez’s anxiety...

One woman in a red shirt claps, another holds a sign saying “Stronger United!” and another holds a sign saying “We teach, we care, be fair!”

District 65 board discusses meeting with Bessie Rhodes parents, proposals for deficit reduction plan

October 29, 2024

As Evanston/Skokie School District 65 administrators and board members walked into the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center on Monday, more than 100 teachers in the District 65 Educators’ Council gathered...

Two masked people stand side-by-side, outside at night, holding signs. One sign reads, "Leadership requires empathy." The other sign reads, "Teachers want their careers valued + respected."

Amid teacher-led protest, District 65 board receives back-to-school updates

September 28, 2021

A crowd of protesters from the District 65 Educators’ Council gathered with signs and picketed outside Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Monday Board of Education meeting, demanding transparent...

Washington Elementary School is a part of Evanston/Skokie District 65. The board approved teacher contract on Monday after months of tense negotiations.

District 65 board approves contract

December 7, 2016

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education approved the teacher contract proposal in a unanimous vote Monday night. This finalizes the agreement that was reached between the board and the District...

District 65 teachers approve contract proposal

December 3, 2016

The District 65 Educators Council voted to approve a three-year contract by a large margin on Friday. Of the 680 teachers who voted, 579 voted to ratify the contract and 101 voted against it, council...

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