Community members discuss youth violence in Evanston
A panel of local experts discussed youth violence in the community at a forum Wednesday. The two-hour-long discussion, which took place at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, was interspersed with...
View ArticleY.O.U. hosts talk on pilot school model
Youth Organizations Umbrella, a local youth development agency, hosted a discussion Tuesday on its pilot program of the “community school” model, which aims to engage Evanston and Skokie parents in...
View ArticleD65, local health center to educate schools on bullying, sexual harassment
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is partnering with a local health care center to bring behavioral and bullying intervention workshops to students and parents. After successful workshops last year...
View ArticleCurt’s Cafe named finalist in competition for $50K award
Curt’s Cafe, a local restaurant that employs formerly incarcerated young adults, was named a finalist in a social innovation competition, bringing the nonprofit one step closer to winning up to...
View ArticleETHS construction class hopes to build on last year’s results
Evanston Township High School is offering a class for a second year in which students work to build an affordable house for a low-income family. The course, called Geometry in Construction, teaches...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School community lauds first Black Male Summit
The School District 202 board and the Evanston Township High School community gathered Monday night and praised the Black Male Summit and the impact it had on students. The summit, held at ETHS on...
View ArticleETHS shows increased student achievement in 2013-14 school year
Data from the 2013-14 school year at Evanston Township High School showed record student achievement in many areas, including the highest amount of high scores on Advanced Placement exams and the...
View ArticleState Sen. Biss moderates discussion on higher education affordability
University President Morton Schapiro and Merrill Irving Jr., an administrator at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, discussed Monday night ways to make higher education more accessible for...
View ArticleKellogg, ETHS students partner for business mentoring program
A group of Kellogg School of Management students are helping launch a mentoring program for local high school students to provide them with preprofessional experience and personal guidance. Martin...
View ArticleEvanston’s unemployment rate continues to decline
Evanston’s unemployment rate continued to fall in September, decreasing to 5.1 percent from 5.3 percent in the previous month. In 2014, the city’s unemployment rate started at 6.5 percent and has...
View ArticleETHS receives grant to fund healthy breakfast options
Evanston Township High School will be able to provide additional breakfast options after receiving a grant that promotes healthy food for students, the school announced last week. ETHS is one of 26...
View ArticleUnknown illness affects many at Washington Elementary School
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 contacted city health officials on Friday after an “unusually large number” of students and staff at a district school became ill. Students and staff from Washington...
View ArticleIllness at Washington Elementary School identified as norovirus
The illness that caused students and staff to fall sick at Washington Elementary School last month has been identified as the highly contagious norovirus, according to a letter sent out to parents and...
View ArticleTwo District 65 schools receive iPads through national learning program
A national learning program provided two schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 with iPads at the end of October as part of an initiative to give students and teachers opportunities to extend...
View ArticleEvanston school board members sign resolution in opposition to Illinois...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and School District 202 board members unanimously adopted a joint resolution last week that outlines the school boards’ opposition to a state Senate bill that would...
View ArticleETHS students pair with Northwestern graduate students to explore science,...
Thirty Evanston Township High School students spent Tuesday at Northwestern shadowing more than 20 NU graduate students, exploring science and engineering outside of the classroom. Kristen Perkins, the...
View ArticleEvanston school superintendents criticize PARCC state testing, implementation
As Illinois schools begin preparations for a new assessment that students will take in the spring, staff at both Evanston school districts expressed concerns last week about the test’s implementation....
View ArticleSubstitute teacher sues District 65 for racial, sex discrimination
A substitute teacher is suing Evanston/Skokie School District 65, claiming he was not given a permanent teaching position because he is a white male. In a complaint filed in a Circuit Court of Cook...
View ArticleEvanston awarded $88K grant to encourage safe routes to schools
Evanston will receive $88,000 in federal funding as part of a state program to create a safer environment for children to walk and bike to school, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced Saturday. The money...
View ArticleUnited Way, Evanston establish Neighborhood Network partnership
The United Way announced in early December that Evanston has been added to its Neighborhood Network community in Chicago, making the collaborative resources of the United Way and its partner...
View Article