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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.

Haven Middle School parents, students decry hate symbols at District 65 board meeting

May 24, 2022

Content warning: this article discusses anti-Black hate crimes and hate symbols. Haven Middle School parents and students voiced their outrage about hate symbols found outside the school earlier this...

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Education Center, a red brick building with large glass windows and foliage out front.

District 65 announces proposed upcoming vaccine clinic with city for children

October 27, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is collaborating with the city on a possible vaccine clinic ahead of the potential approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the district...

Abdel Shakur and other D65 parents speak at a press conference Monday. Black Parents of King Arts are demanding the school take immediate action to address the opportunity gap between black and white students.

Six months after tests scores show wide opportunity gap, black parents are still asking for answers

May 20, 2019
Black Parents of King Arts demanded the school administration take action on the opportunity gap between black and white students at a press conference Monday afternoon at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center.
Board President Suni Kartha speaks at the board meeting. Board members met to discuss the District’s commitment to equity in relation to the Achievement and Accountability Report

District 65 board members explore teaching geared towards marginalized students

January 29, 2019

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 saw a one-percent decrease in the opportunity gap for Latinx students and an increase in math scores across most demographics, according to the 2018 Achievement and Accountability...

Evanston/Skokie District 65 School Board member Suni Kartha at Tuesdays meeting. Kartha said it is important for schools to set tangible goals to overcome the downward trends.

District 65 board members express concern after downward trend in test scores

January 17, 2018

Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board members reviewed the 2017 Achievement and Accountability Report at a meeting Tuesday, expressing concern about the achievement gap and declining test scores. At...

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