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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Anya Tanyavutti at a meeting. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced a director of black student success at the school board meeting Monday.

District 65 to create new positions addressing black student success, racial achievement gap

January 23, 2018

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced Monday it will hire both a director of black student success and an equity instructional coach to help close the achievement gap. District 65 board members...

Bessie Rhodes is a K-8 magnet school located in Skokie that houses a TWI program, which centers bilingual education for its 278 students.

District 65 officials propose 2-way immersion program at Bessie Rhodes School

November 9, 2017

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 officials proposed the creation of a Two-Way Immersion Program at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies on Monday, with the intention to eventually transition the...

The Joseph E. Hill Education Center, 1500 McDaniel Ave. Community advocates with the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership on Monday demanded school board action to close the achievement gap in Evanston/Skokie School District 65.

Community organizers demand action to close District 65 achievement gap

October 23, 2017

Community organizers demanded Evanston/Skokie School District 65 take more action to close the achievement gap and better serve black students at an event Monday. The Organization for Positive Action...

Stacy Beardsley, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction, speaks at a board meeting Monday. Board members discussed expanding the Two-Way Immersion program.

School board considers expansion of Two-Way Immersion program

October 10, 2017

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members debated how to implement new classes for the district’s Two-Way Immersion program, a curriculum in which native English and Spanish speakers attend class...

Dawes Elementary, 440 Dodge Ave. District 65 schools introduced new social-emotional and equity learning classes this fall.

New social emotional/equity learning classes implemented in D65 schools

September 21, 2017

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has introduced new classes for its elementary students designed to reinforce principles of social emotional/equity learning. The classes, which were developed by a...

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