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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


A map of Evanston divided into elementary school zone districts. Colored blocks define the edges of the current school zones, and black lines outline the boundaries proposed by the SAP committee.

D65 Student Assignment Project committee presents school redistricting options to community

March 2, 2022

Community members learned about options for building the first public neighborhood school in the 5th Ward in 50 years and changing Evanston/Skokie School District 65's magnet programs Tuesday. The Student...

A cloth mask, a surgical mask and an N95 mask side by side.

D65 to continue mask policy despite Illinois judge halting statewide mask mandate

February 8, 2022

After an Illinois judge halted the state’s mask mandate on Friday, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton said the district plans to continue current COVID-19 mitigation efforts.  Sangamon...

A photo of the outside of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Education Center. On the outside of the building, letters spell out the name of the center.

District 65 Student Assignment Project gets input on magnet schools, school boundaries

January 31, 2022

Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Student Assignment Project committee held a meeting Saturday to gather community input on magnet school programs and school zones. The committee was launched by...

An illustration of a red-brick building with three grey question marks above it. The sky is cloudy and grey.

Over 50 years since Foster School: Community members continue push to reintroduce a 5th Ward public neighborhood school

July 9, 2021

The children of Hovland Court may play on the same road, but they’re bused to separate schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65.  Fifth Ward resident Mark Rochon lives on the west side of the...

An illustration features the outlines of two figures’ faces looking away from one another. A school building and a dividing line appear between them.

Evanston Public Library hosts second virtual discussion about history of school segregation, potential 5th Ward school

May 21, 2021

Community leaders discussed the movement to open a community school in Evanston’s 5th Ward during a virtual panel hosted by Evanston Public Library Thursday.  The ward has gone without a neighborhood...

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