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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


Exterior shot of Haven Middle School, a wide building with white window trim.

Following Haven Middle School students sit in to protest teacher transfers, parents find hate symbols on nearby trees

May 14, 2022

Content warning: This article contains profanity and mentions of symbolic hate speech. Students at Haven Middle School participated in a sit-in Friday, which escalated into a large group temporarily...

People wearing black hold up red signs saying “TRUST THE TEACHERS AND STAFF OF D65.”

District 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee discusses de-escalation, restorative practices

May 10, 2022

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee discussed conflict mediation and de-escalation training at a Monday meeting. Following recent physical altercations at Haven Middle...

Bushes in front of the brick wall of the Joseph E. Hill Education Center.

District 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee reviews strategic plan draft

May 10, 2022

Deputy superintendent LaTarsha Green offered updates on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 new strategic plan draft at Monday’s Curriculum and Policy Committee meeting. Green said the strategic...

An illustration of Foster School in red is imposed over a sketch of a map.

‘A sense of continuity’: Foster and King Lab alums reflect on the schools’ legacies

May 3, 2022

When Kimberly Holmes-Ross attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School in the 5th Ward from 1969 to 1974, she said her education was carried out with intention and “magic.” “We danced,...

Eric Witherspoon smiles in front of ETHS. He is wearing a blue blazer and an orange tie.

ETHS faculty and staff reflect on Superintendent Eric Witherspoon’s retirement

April 22, 2022

Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence.  When Evanston Township High School/District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon first arrived at the high school in July 2006, he said...

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