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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 and Evanston Township High School District 202 board members discuss a joint district report on the achievement gap at a Monday meeting. Members expressed concern that some of the measurements were too broad or unuseful.

School board members call for more information on districts’ achievement gaps

October 24, 2017

Board members from Evanston’s two school districts decided Monday they needed additional information before taking action on the achievement gap among students. Representatives from Evanston/Skokie...

Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board vice president Anya Tanyavutti and president Suni Kartha watch a speaker at a board meeting. Tanyavutti and Kartha both voted in favor of the algebra consolidation plan Monday, which passed 5-1.

D65 board approves consolidation of 8th grade algebra courses

June 13, 2017

Responding to data which showed placing 8th grade students into separate Algebra 1 and Algebra 8 courses led to racial inequality, Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board members voted on Monday to combine...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren speaks at a meeting. Goren said that the district needs to focus on student achievement and growth.

D65 report calls for ‘sense of urgency’ to address needs of marginalized students

May 26, 2017

An Evanston/Skokie School District 65 equity report found a lack of racial literacy, a need for more multicultural education and called for “urgency” in addressing marginalized students and families. The...

The Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center holds the offices for Evanston/Skokie School District 65. School board members working on implementing a policy passed in March that aims to better support transgender students.

D65 board develops procedures to implement transgender policy

May 14, 2017

Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board members are developing procedures to help implement a policy passed in March that aims to better support transgender students. The policy, approved at a March...

Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) speaks at an election night gathering last week. Tendam — who was trailing businessman Steve Hagerty by 129 votes —  conceded to his opponent on Sunday night.

Mark Tendam concedes Evanston mayoral race

April 10, 2017

Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) conceded the mayoral race to businessman Steve Hagerty on Sunday, capping off a roughly six-month long election season that included a rare primary and a slew of contentious legal...

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