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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

Dawes Elementary School, 440 Dodge Ave. Dawes parents voiced their concern about five principals in five years at the school at a school board meeting Monday.

Parents call on school board members to support Dawes Elementary School in leadership transition

March 19, 2019

On track to have five principals in five years, parents, teachers and students at Dawes Elementary School are at “a tipping point,” said Laurie Haverkamp, who has a students in the second grade and...

Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave.  Evanston school leaders haven’t announced a plan to change their Title IX policies in response to the November 2018 proposal from the U.S. Education Department to improve how schools handle sexual harassment and how students report it.

How Evanston K-12 schools enforce Title IX

March 6, 2019

In Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202, Title IX requires that students have the resources to report misconduct in relation to gender. Enacted in 1972,...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 signals opposition to federal recommendation to arm teachers

January 31, 2019

Despite a federal commission’s recommendation to arm teachers, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 reinforced its opposition to the presence of guns in schools as a means of protecting students. The...

A bus travels in the snow. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 cancelled school for Wednesday and Thursday.

Evanston schools close due to extreme cold

January 30, 2019
“We recognize that cancelling schools can present a number of challenges and hope that making this announcement early will allow you to plan accordingly,” a message on the District 65 website said. “Stay warm and safe over these next couple of days.”
A snow plow clears snow from Ridge Avenue. City officials are preparing for the sub-zero temperatures coming on Tuesday

Evanston government, schools prepare for extreme cold

January 28, 2019

Evanston officials are working to provide extra city services like street clearing and childcare in case of school closures as forecasts predict sub-zero temperatures in the city on Tuesday. City manager...

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