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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


Julie Fain, an activist involved with More Than a Score Chicago, speaks to a group of Evanston parents and teachers about opting out of PARCC testing. More Than a Score opposes the amount of time, resources and manpower dedicated to administering standardized testing in CPS.

Evanston parents, teachers discuss potential detriments of PARCC testing

March 31, 2015

Parents, teachers and community members met Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of children enrolled in Evanston school districts opting out of future state-mandated PARCC testing. About 20...

City officials, architects working on the new Evanston Art Center and center employees pose with sledgehammers and hardhats at the site’s groundbreaking Thursday. The new center, located on Central Street, is scheduled to be completed by early May.

Evanston Art Center breaks ground at new location

February 27, 2015

After three years of fundraising and searching for a location, the Evanston Art Center board broke ground Thursday at its new location at 1717 Central St. Builders from The Dobbins Group, the architecture...

Members of the Harley Clarke Citizens Committee discuss a list of criteria they compiled at the meeting. The committee met to address ways to approach the future of the Harley Clarke Mansion.

Harley Clarke Mansion committee holds first meeting

February 13, 2015

The Harley Clarke Citizens Committee, assembled by Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl to address the future of the oft-debated Harley Clarke Mansion, met for the first time Thursday night to discuss its course...

School District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon, seated, and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Paul Goren address more than 200 Evanston parents, community members and school district alumni about the current state of and future plans for Evanston schools.

Evanston, Skokie superintendents discuss state of local schools

January 29, 2015

Superintendents of District 202, which serves Evanston Township High School, and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 delivered a “State of the Schools” address at ETHS on Thursday evening, the first...

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