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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 brown school sits on a row of green dollar bills.

‘Sick to my stomach’: 5th Ward school is $25 million over budget, board to consider alternate plans

October 17, 2023

The much-anticipated plans to build a new school in the 5th Ward are projected to cost more than $25 million more than the allocated $40 million budget, according to a recent financial assessment commissioned...

Parents specified they did not oppose the construction of the 5th Ward school, but instead supported initial plans for the TWI program to be relocated to this school.

Bessie Rhodes parents demand preservation of K-8 magnet program in letter

October 5, 2023

In a letter sent to the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board Wednesday, parents at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies expressed concerns over the future of the magnet program. The Bessie...

Parents specified they did not oppose the construction of the 5th Ward school, but instead supported initial plans for the TWI program to be relocated to this school.

Parents fight for STEM school in 5th Ward

January 23, 2019

After going without a neighborhood school in the 5th Ward for more than 50 years, a group of parents are pushing for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics school as a part of continued efforts...

Stacy Beardsley, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction, speaks at a board meeting Monday. Board members discussed expanding the Two-Way Immersion program.

School board considers expansion of Two-Way Immersion program

October 10, 2017

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members debated how to implement new classes for the district’s Two-Way Immersion program, a curriculum in which native English and Spanish speakers attend class...

 Orrington Elementary School, 2636 Orrington Ave., is one of 10 elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. Amy Correa, the districts new bilingual/ESL program director, hopes to expand supports across schools.

New District 65 bilingual/ESL director hopes to expand support

October 5, 2017

As an immigrant from Cuba, Amy Correa said she was stuck in a “sink or swim” situation when she moved to the United States as a child for her education. Her difficult experience navigating the American...

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