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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


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.

In months prior to reopening, District 65 board, superintendent received hate mail, threats

March 2, 2021

The ransacking of a board member’s car in January was the most visible episode in a pattern of harassment toward Evanston/Skokie School District 65 personnel that began shortly before the start of the...

Anya Tanyavutti speaks at a District 65 board meeting. The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 voted unanimously to adopt next year’s budget.

D65 report reveals overrepresentation, underperformance of black, Latinx students in special education programs

May 19, 2020

A new Evanston/Skokie School District 65 report found that, black and Latinx students are overrepresented and significantly outperformed in special education programs by their white classmates. The...

D65 students were scheduled to resume in-person instruction on Sept. 29 but will now do so on Nov. 16 at the earliest.

D65 and D202 communities confront the barriers to online learning

April 10, 2020

As a parent to a Chute Middle School eighth grader with disabilities, Angela Cummings is grateful for the administrators and teachers working around the clock to make online working efficient, but said...

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Education Center, at 1500 McDaniel Avenue.

D65 takes steps to improve kindergarten readiness, close opportunity gap

October 2, 2019

Evanston/Skokie District 65’s Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center hired new staff, increased outreach to parents and added training for staff to improve the racial disparity in kindergarten readiness...

Anne Noland and Debra Hill of BWP and Associates Consultants. The firm has a history with leading superintendent searches in other communities.

D65 residents seek a ‘visionary’ superintendent in upcoming search

September 25, 2019

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 residents want a “visionary” superintendent committed to racial equity and restorative practices, according to a community report.  Through surveys, focus groups...

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