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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 Superintendent Angel Turner told families at the meeting that her priority was to ensure seventh and eighth grade students receive a “high-quality education” before moving to Evanston Township High School.

District 65 delays decision on closing 7th and 8th grade classes at Bessie Rhodes

October 30, 2024

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 wi​​ll delay its decision on closing seventh and eighth grade classrooms at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies until families provide their opinions on...

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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‘Yo soy Bessie Rhodes’: Parents demand District 65 keep K-8 bilingual school open

April 22, 2024

On a breezy Monday evening, Rebecca García-Sosa marched down Church Street alongside more than 125 other parents and students from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies.  García-Sosa held...

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District 65 discusses bilingual Two-Way Immersion program benefits with parents

April 19, 2024

Seth Stern enrolled his son, a kindergartener, in the Two-Way Immersion program at Washington Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year. Now, Stern’s son learns alongside native Spanish speakers...

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District 65 to expand Dual Language program, parents remain concerned about Bessie Rhodes closure

April 15, 2024

As Evanston/Skokie School District 65 plans to expand District 65’s Dual Language program to middle school students in the 2024-25 school year, parents of students at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of...

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