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The Daily Northwestern

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


In D65, LGBTQ+ curricula faces pushback

In D65, LGBTQ+ curricula faces pushback

May 12, 2020

Growing up in the 1990s, Brooks Bullock, a special education teacher at Orrington Elementary School, said he didn’t have the language to affirm his sexuality until he started watching “Will & Grace”...

As D65 looks to the fall, parents of at-risk students say there are no good options

As D65 looks to the fall, parents of at-risk students say there are no good options

May 11, 2020

Claire Pritchard’s son was supposed to start preschool at Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center in October, soon after his third birthday. But due to COVID-19, he may not get that chance. Pritchard’s...

Illinois will receive $4.9 billion total to support state and local governments. Aside from government, Illinois sectors such as public health and transit will receive aid from the CARES Act.

Stimulus bill to fund Evanston school districts, child care programs

April 16, 2020

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202 are slated to receive a total of $1.1 million in federal funding as part of the coronavirus stimulus bill. Local child...

District 65 drinking water contains high levels of lead, tests find

December 16, 2017

Lead tests conducted by a testing agency have revealed that the drinking water at some Evanston/Skokie School District 65 schools contains potentially harmful levels of lead, the district announced in...

Washington Elementary School is a part of Evanston/Skokie District 65. The board approved teacher contract on Monday after months of tense negotiations.

State lawmakers pass bill requiring lead testing in schools, daycare centers

January 13, 2017

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would require all elementary schools and daycare centers to test water sources for lead. The bill would mandate lead testing in all public and private elementary...

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