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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


Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave., is one of 10 elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The District 65 Board voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce a referendum to raise property taxes to the April ballot.

District 65 board votes to put property tax referendum on April ballot

January 11, 2017

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board voted unanimously Monday to add a property tax referendum to the April municipal ballot in an effort to combat rising educational costs and limited district...

Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave., is one of ten elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education is considering placing a referendum on April’s ballot that will impose a $14.5 million tax increase.

District 65 Board to consider referendum raising property taxes

January 4, 2017

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education will vote next week on whether to put a property tax referendum on the municipal ballots in April in the face of potential million-dollar cuts...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. In response to a parent saying Dewey Elementary School officials mishandled a gun violence threat, Goren defended the work of District 65 senior staff.

District 65 parents, officials spar over handling of alleged gun violence threat

December 27, 2016

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parents and staff argued over an Evanston man's allegations that school officials mishandled a threat of gun violence against his daughter at a district meeting last...

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

District 65 board approves contract

December 7, 2016

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education approved the teacher contract proposal in a unanimous vote Monday night. This finalizes the agreement that was reached between the board and the District...

District 65 teachers, board reach tentative agreement on contracts

November 21, 2016

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education and the District Educators' Council, which represents teachers, have reached a tentative agreement Monday afternoon on teacher contracts. Superintendent...

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