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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


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 approve contract proposal

December 3, 2016

The District 65 Educators Council voted to approve a three-year contract by a large margin on Friday. Of the 680 teachers who voted, 579 voted to ratify the contract and 101 voted against it, council...

The Joseph E. Hill Early Education Center. Last month, the District 65 Educators’ Council began a strike process to urge board members to strike a deal on contract negotiations.

District 65 teachers, board continue negotiating as possible strike date looms

November 15, 2016

Hundreds of people, mostly teachers and community members, showed up to the District 65 school board meeting Monday to urge board members to reach a deal amid ongoing contract negotiations. Earlier...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. Goren and Board President Candace Chow said in a update on the website they were “disappointed” that the District Educators’ Council had started the initial process for a strike.

Evanston District 65 teachers consider strike

October 31, 2016

Teachers in District 65 could strike as early as the end of November, after initiating the process last week. Nearly two months into the school year, the District 65 Board of Education and the District...

Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave., is one of ten elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The District Educators’ Council and the District 65 Board of Education recently agreed to bring in a mediator for their contract negotiations.

District 65 teachers, board to negotiate using federal mediator

October 3, 2016

Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers have gone for more than a month without a contract. The District 65 Board of Education and the District 65 Educators’ Council have been in negotiations over the...

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