Nura Aly’s wheelchair sometimes gets stuck in sidewalk cracks on Main Street. The sudden stop catapults her out of the chair, and she lands face-first on the ground. “That’s happened so many times...

From a young age, Ren Heckathorne always saw themself as a teacher. Education always fascinated Heckathorne. They became familiar with the classroom and teaching from watching their mother, a special...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 special education teacher Ren Heckathorne came out to their coworkers at Park School as transgender in 2016. Since then, they said they have faced harassment from coworkers...

Teachers and community members spoke out about students opting out of LGBTQ+ Equity Week in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 at Monday’s policy board meeting. Some students were given an opportunity...

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board policy committee requested policy revisions and procedures to protect transgender and gender-expansive employees at Monday’s meeting. At a Sept. 23 board...