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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


District 65 Educators’ Council President Trisha Baker announces the result of eight months of collective bargaining with District 65.

D65 negotiates contract with Educators’ Council, proposes $138 million tax levy

November 19, 2024

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education announced the district has reached an agreement with the District 65 Educators’ Council on a new contract for union members at its Monday meeting. District...

The City-School Liaison Committee heard an update on Cradle to Career, a partnership between several Evanston organizations promoting equity, during its Tuesday meeting.

City-School Liaison Committee discusses Guaranteed Income Program, grant opportunities

October 2, 2024

The City-School Liaison Committee discussed the Guaranteed Income Program, the November general election and grant opportunities Tuesday night at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The committee facilitates...

About 40 people filled the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center, holding signs for the board meeting.

District 65 School Board votes to close Dr. Bessie Rhodes School

June 11, 2024

Parents and children holding signs that read “Yo Soy Bessie Rhodes” and “Save Bessie Rhodes” walked out of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education meeting, some in tears, after...

A young boy sitting on his father’s shoulders holding a tambourine as they walk along a sidewalk behind a group of protesters.

District 65 Board to vote on resolution on potential Bessie Rhodes closure

May 20, 2024

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted 6-1 to introduce a resolution for closing the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies after the 2025-26 school year. The vote came at...

Student filling in a heart drawn on a sidewalk with pink chalk in front of messages reading “SAVE BESSIE RHODES” and “I (heart) BESSIE RHODES.”

Bessie Rhodes parents demand dialogue with District 65 administrators about planned school closure

May 7, 2024

Parents of students attending the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies demanded two-way communication with Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education members and administrators at the...

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