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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 Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center holds the offices for Evanston/Skokie School District 65. Five candidates for the District 65 school board spoke at a forum Tuesday night.

District 65 board candidates discuss $4.5 million deficit, equity at education forum

January 25, 2017

District 65 school board candidates spoke about closing the achievement gap among minority students and offsetting the district’s deficit at a forum Tuesday evening. The forum — sponsored by the...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. Goren said Monday it was important to pass a “safe haven” resolution to show immigrant families and students that schools are welcoming places.

D65 board passes resolution declaring district a ‘safe haven’ for immigrant students

January 24, 2017

Following the precedent set by Evanston Township High School District 202 last week, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board voted unanimously on Monday to declare D65 a “safe haven school district.” The...

Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave., is one of 10 elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The District 65 Board voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce a referendum to raise property taxes to the April ballot.

District 65 board votes to put property tax referendum on April ballot

January 11, 2017

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board voted unanimously Monday to add a property tax referendum to the April municipal ballot in an effort to combat rising educational costs and limited district...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. In response to a parent saying Dewey Elementary School officials mishandled a gun violence threat, Goren defended the work of District 65 senior staff.

District 65 parents, officials spar over handling of alleged gun violence threat

December 27, 2016

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parents and staff argued over an Evanston man's allegations that school officials mishandled a threat of gun violence against his daughter at a district meeting last...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. Goren and Board President Candace Chow said in a update on the website they were “disappointed” that the District Educators’ Council had started the initial process for a strike.

Evanston District 65 teachers consider strike

October 31, 2016

Teachers in District 65 could strike as early as the end of November, after initiating the process last week. Nearly two months into the school year, the District 65 Board of Education and the District...

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