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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


Evanston/Skokie District 65 voted to begin closing Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies Monday night. They also approved the construction budget to build a 5th Ward school.

District 65 board votes to begin closing process for Bessie Rhodes, approves revised 5th Ward school plan

January 23, 2024

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted to begin the process of closing the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies building at its Monday meeting. The process involves following...

OPAL board member Alex Morgan at the group’s Thursday meeting. Attendees discussed their concerns regarding the proposed 2019 city budget.

OPAL members, Evanston residents concerned about potential budget cuts to youth services

October 18, 2018

The Organization for Positive Action and Leadership on Thursday discussed the cuts in Evanston’s 2019 proposed budget regarding at-risk youth programs and mental health services. OPAL hosted a racial...

Organization for Positive Action and Leadership president Roger Williams speaks about the lack of educational equity in Evanston. The group said suspensions of black students in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 significantly spiked this school year.

Community leaders: District 65 should better serve black students

April 11, 2018

Community members demanded that Evanston/Skokie School District 65 take more action to better serve black students at the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership’s Wednesday community meeting. According...

District 65 introduces racial and educational equity statement, appoints equity consultant

June 15, 2016

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education specified implementations to move forward with the racial and educational equity initiative, first introduced in December, at a board meeting Monday...

District 65 reveals plan for addressing black student achievement

April 26, 2016

More than 100 people met Monday at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center to discuss the achievement gap between white and black students in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and the district’s goals...

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