D65 working board meeting gives updates on new social studies curriculum
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members discussed development updates for a new social studies curriculum that centers racial equity at a Monday board meeting. The anti-racist curriculum is...
View ArticleDiscussing potential budget cuts, D65 school board members consider earlier...
In an effort to narrow the district’s budget deficit, the Finance Committee of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board discussed changing school start times, laying off staff members and...
View ArticleGov J.B. Pritzker signs inclusive education act, includes bills co-authored...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Education and Workforce Equity Act into law on Monday, which allows for the expansion of both Black history and American history in K-12 curriculum, as well as additional...
View ArticleD202 teachers discuss concerns about hybrid learning announcement
After months of collaboration between Evanston Township High School/School District 202 administrators and the school’s certified staff union, teachers said they were blindsided by the decision to...
View ArticleAll D65 students invited to learn in-person next fall
All students will be invited to return to Evanston/Skokie School District 65 classrooms for full days of in-person instruction this fall, D65 Superintendent Devon Horton announced last Tuesday. After...
View ArticleETHS announces changes to learning models for in-person fall
Evanston Township High School will adopt a block schedule with no semester exams and clear all student disciplinary records by August, Evanston Township High School/District 202 officials said in a...
View ArticleD65 places more students with disabilities in general education, but racial...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 placed more students with disabilities in general education settings, but the racial gap in Measures of Academic Progress exam scores remains, according to a report...
View ArticleCentral Street Neighbors Association hosts D65 school board candidates in forum
The eight Evanston/Skokie School District 65 School Board candidates discussed their plans to address the district’s budget deficit during a Wednesday virtual forum hosted by the Central Street...
View ArticleD65 school board candidates discuss support for special education students in...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board candidates discussed supporting special education students in a Tuesday virtual forum hosted by local nonprofit Evanston Community, Advocacy, Support and...
View ArticleDistrict 65 school board candidates discuss LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum
Current Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board vice president and school board candidate Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan began her term in 2019 as the district unveiled its first LGBTQ+ Equity Week. As...
View ArticleDistricts 65 and 202 to receive millions in COVID-19 federal aid relief
Illinois K-12 school districts will receive $7 billion in federal funding to support students as they return to in-person learning, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced in a Wednesday news release....
View ArticleDistrict 65 parents of color lead march to cast ballots for equity-focused...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 caregivers of color, families and Evanston community members marched to the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Saturday, encouraging community members to vote for...
View ArticleDistrict 65, District 202 elect new school boards
Unofficial results show voters re-elected Joey Hailpern, Soo La Kim and Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan, the board’s current vice president, to serve on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board....
View ArticleDistrict 65 to celebrate second LGBTQ+ Equity Week
Starting Monday, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will celebrate its second LGBTQ+ Equity Week dedicated to exploring topics such as identity, family structures, gender expression, stereotyping and...
View ArticleDistrict 65 Policy Committee meeting presents new achievement data
Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s achievement gap persists, according to the district’s annual achievement metrics presentation, which took place during Monday’s meeting. Kylie Klein, the district’s...
View ArticleDistrict 202 prepares for launch of hybrid-learning model
Evanston Township High School/District 202 officials and school board members prepared for the launch of the district’s hybrid learning model, which will begin Wednesday, at a Monday board meeting. As...
View ArticleTEAACH Act could make Illinois first state to mandate teaching of Asian...
Samantha Fajardo, a first-generation Filipino American and a freshman at Oakton Community College, remembers flipping through her sixth grade social studies textbook and seeing a small paragraph titled...
View ArticleETHS students reflect on switch to hybrid learning model
After more than a year of online classes, Evanston Township High School senior Chloe Haack said she wanted to spend at least some time in the building before her high school career ended. But she said...
View ArticleDistrict 65 outlines early plans for 2021-22 school year
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 plans to return to full in-person instruction in the upcoming academic year but maintains a commitment to improving remote learning programming as an ongoing option...
View ArticleDistrict 65 anticipates completion of updated social studies curriculum by July
Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s revised social studies curriculum, which aims to increase focus on marginalized communities, is set to be mostly complete by this summer. The curriculum will...
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