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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


A red brick building with the words “Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center.”

District 65 Board of Education discusses support for students with IEPs, English Language Learners

March 28, 2023

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education discussed efforts to support students with Individualized Education Programs — which ensure students with disabilities receive necessary services...

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District 65 offers LGBTQ+ support groups for families and staff

January 27, 2023

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 partnered with Chicago Therapy Collective to offer support groups for LGBTQ+ community members, as a part of the district’s initiative to make schools more welcoming.  CTC...

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Reading the signs: Parents advocate for District 65 dyslexia diagnosis, reading support

May 24, 2022

M., an Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parent, started seeing signs of dyslexia in her youngest child Peter in preschool. Peter struggled to identify and match sounds with letters, but his kindergarten...

A red-brick building with large, plated glass windows. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building in front of a sidewalk.

District 65 stakeholders reflect on switch to new IEP and 504 plan software

February 24, 2022

Several months after switching the software for Individualized Education Programs and 504 plans, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 administrators and advocates say the district’s new system, Embrace,...

The photo shows Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center, a red-brick building with large, plated glass windows. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building, in front of a sidewalk.

District 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee discusses COVID, provides accelerated learning updates

January 19, 2022

Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Curriculum and Policy Committee discussed updates in its COVID-19 procedures and language changes to its accelerated learning policy.  Assistant Superintendent...

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