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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


Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren and District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon speak at an event this year. Goren and Witherspoon outlined steps schools are taking to combat the possibility of a clown hoax reaching Evanston.

Community members discuss potential clown ‘threat’ with Halloween looming

October 19, 2016

With Halloween approaching, a city committee is taking steps to discourage clowns from creating a disturbance. Police and school officials spoke to roughly 20 attendees at a City-School Liaison Committee...

Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave., is one of ten elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The District Educators’ Council and the District 65 Board of Education recently agreed to bring in a mediator for their contract negotiations.

District 65 teachers, board to negotiate using federal mediator

October 3, 2016

Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers have gone for more than a month without a contract. The District 65 Board of Education and the District 65 Educators’ Council have been in negotiations over the...

District 65 introduces racial and educational equity statement, appoints equity consultant

June 15, 2016

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education specified implementations to move forward with the racial and educational equity initiative, first introduced in December, at a board meeting Monday...

ETHS/D202 Board President Pat Savage-Williams speaks Tuesday night at an event hosted by the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership of Evanston. Savage-Williams talked about racial disparities in the education system and her own experiences at ETHS.

Evanston Township High School/District 202 board president speaks on race in education

April 13, 2016

The board president of Evanston Township High School/District 202 emphasized the difference between racial consciousness and racial impact in education during a community dialogue Tuesday night. This...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren and District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon speak at their second annual State of the Schools event Thursday night. The superintendents discussed updates to their respective districts since the last address, as well as expectations for the future.

State budget stalemate, achievement gaps dominate discussion at State of the Schools

January 29, 2016

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202 officials discussed Thursday their concerns about future school funding and achievement gaps at their second annual State...

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