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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


A standing-room-only crowd of more than 180 listen to the school board discussion of Evanston-Skokie District 65's recently revised performance appraisal system Monday night.

Performance appraisal system draws ire from teachers, union officials

November 5, 2012

Evanston-Skokie School District 65's revised performance appraisal system drew much questioning Monday from teachers, union officials and school board members. Many of the more than 180 people who attended...

Former Lincoln Elementary School Principal Chris McDermott suddenly announced plans to retire in October, just weeks into her 11th year as principal. Days after the announcement, Evanston-Skokie District 65 appointed an interim principal who will serve until the position is permanently filled.

Interim principal starts at Lincoln as long-standing principal enters retirement

November 1, 2012

An interim principal will officially start at a south Evanston elementary school Thursday, a month after the school’s longtime principal suddenly retired. Former Lincoln Elementary School Principal...

District 65 Assistant Superintendent Susan Schultz listens as fellow Assistant Superintendent Ellen Fogelberg discusses the role of the district's many instructional leadership teams. The teams are part of district and school-level improvement plans developed in response to three schools and the district overall missing standardized test goals.

Evanston teachers, administrators discuss changes to school-improvement planning

October 23, 2012

Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board members approved improvement plans Monday after the district and three schools missed state standardized test benchmarks. The plans, which cover issues such...

People walk past the main branch of the Evanston Public Library on Sept. 20, 2011. The ABC Boosters program, a 10-week summer program organized to prepare young children for kindergarten, was launched in the summer of 2012.

Summer program a ‘booster’ for kindergarten preparedness

October 4, 2012

Nearly three dozen young children worked with a host of 14- to 17-year-olds this summer to build basic reading skills through a collaborative pilot program. An anonymous group’s $50,000 contribution to...

Jean Luft, president of the District 65 Educators' Council, and D65 teachers thank the school board for approving the agreement between the board and DEC.

Evanston teachers avoided strike as CPS battled over contracts

September 26, 2012

One week ago today, more than 350,000 students returned to their classrooms after a seven-day break during the Chicago teachers’ strike, the city’s first in 25 years. While debate raged over teachers'...

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