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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


District 65 begins integrating Next Generation Science Standards

April 25, 2013

With the release of new national science education standards, Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers are trying to change their outdated curriculum this fall as state lawmakers aim to do the same for all...

District 65 Assistant Superintendent Susan Schultz listens as fellow Assistant Superintendent Ellen Fogelberg discusses the role of the districts many instructional leadership teams. The teams are part of district and school-level improvement plans developed in response to three schools and the district overall missing standardized test goals.

Evanston teachers, administrators discuss changes to school-improvement planning

October 23, 2012

Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board members approved improvement plans Monday after the district and three schools missed state standardized test benchmarks. The plans, which cover issues such...

Grandmother Park Initiative nears fundraising goal to create west Evanston tot lot

October 12, 2012

On a summer walk in 2009, west Evanston resident Gay Riseborough and her neighbor Mary Trujillo talked about how there seemed to be no safe place for their then-4-year-old grandsons to play. Washington...

Evanston elementary schools participate in International Walk to School Day

October 3, 2012

Evanston/Skokie District 65 elementary school students skipped the bus in favor of walking on Wednesday as part of International Walk to School Day. Every D65 elementary school was registered to participate,...

Two Evanston schools are ‘exemplars’ of student behavior program

October 2, 2012

Two Evanston elementary schools have achieved "exemplar" status from Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports Illinois, a state initiative that works to improve student behavior through positive...

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