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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


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 21, 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...

School board members listen to a public commenter.

District 65 board hears updates on dual language program, 5th Ward school

April 22, 2024

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education heard updates about its middle school dual language program and 5th Ward school construction plans at its meeting Monday. The meeting followed...

Three people talk to each other.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community members meet new superintendent

April 17, 2024

About 200 Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community members attended a welcome reception for newly appointed Superintendent Angel Turner at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center Tuesday evening. Turner...

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