District 65 Academic Skills Centers improve grade level standards attainment,...
A new Evanston/Skokie District 65 program to bring individualized tutoring into the school day has seen success in the last year. Launched in July 2021, Academic Skills Centers at District 65 schools...
View ArticleDistrict 65 talks academic growth with new accelerated math curriculum
A new accelerated learning curriculum improved middle school math outcomes last year, but racial disparities in achievement persist, according to a Monday District 65 school board report. Since 2021,...
View ArticleEvanston homeschool students engage in community through arts enrichment
For the less than 1% of Evanston’s student population who are homeschooled, creative education takes place outside the typical classroom. Through local arts enrichment programs, homeschooled students...
View ArticleDistrict 202 functional needs team updates Board of Education
Evanston Township High School District 202’s Board of Education heard updates on support systems for students with intellectual and learning disabilities Monday night, including a system allowing case...
View ArticleOrganizations discuss intergenerational activism at Indivisible Evanston meeting
Activists discussed ways to promote intergenerational activism and political engagement at Indivisible Evanston’s member meeting Tuesday. “Tonight, we will hear from four groups across the generations...
View ArticleDistrict 65 board elects Sergio Hernandez and Marquise Weatherspoon as next...
The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education elected board members Sergio Hernandez and Marquise Weatherspoon to be its next president and vice president, respectively, during Monday’s...
View ArticleHaven Middle School teachers and parents advocate for de-escalation training
Following recent physical altercations at Haven Middle School, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 teachers and parents filled Monday night’s school board meeting to call for more widespread...
View ArticleFrom Foster to Family Focus: More than a century of District 65 decisions in...
Evanston’s 5th Ward hasn’t had its own neighborhood school in more than 50 years. But on March 14, after decades of activism, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Board of Education voted to approve...
View ArticleETHS student activists lead first Climate Justice Conference
Student activist Emmet Ebels-Duggan said they wanted students to leave Evanston Township High School’s inaugural Climate Justice Conference feeling energized, educated and hopeful. “Information is just...
View ArticleTeaching religious diversity: Evanston students, educators reflect on how...
Evanston Township High School senior Sajeda Yagoub said she doesn’t often feel represented in her history classes. “When you hear about U.S. history, it’s usually like, ‘Oh, this white guy did this,’...
View ArticleThe Illinois State Board of Education might change its standardized testing...
After receiving community feedback, the Illinois State Board of Education is considering making changes to the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, which third through eighth grade students take at the...
View ArticleMarcus Campbell named next ETHS superintendent
Marcus Campbell was named the next Evanston Township High School/District 202 superintendent by the Board of Education on Thursday. Campbell serves as the assistant superintendent/principal at ETHS. He...
View ArticleETHS faculty and staff reflect on Superintendent Eric Witherspoon’s retirement
Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence. When Evanston Township High School/District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon first arrived at the high school in July 2006, he said he...
View ArticleETHS students walk out to call for sustainability coordinator,...
Holding a sign reading “Witherspoon: this is your legacy,” Evanston Township High School senior Ethan Schaefer stood among a crowd of nearly 150 students and Evanston residents Monday afternoon. His...
View ArticleWho is the next D202 superintendent? Inside Marcus Campbell’s 21 years at ETHS
Marcus Campbell first arrived at Evanston Township High School/District 202 as an English teacher in September 2001. More than 20 years later, he’s set to become the district’s next superintendent this...
View ArticleLocal teachers discuss implementing LGBTQ+ education law
Before high school, Tanairi Cornwell said their teachers never discussed the LGBTQ+ community in class — an experience they said many incoming freshmen share. “If we’re going to have this tight...
View Article‘A sense of continuity’: Foster and King Lab alums reflect on the schools’...
When Kimberly Holmes-Ross attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School in the 5th Ward from 1969 to 1974, she said her education was carried out with intention and “magic.” “We danced, we...
View ArticleDistrict 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee reviews strategic plan draft
Deputy superintendent LaTarsha Green offered updates on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 new strategic plan draft at Monday’s Curriculum and Policy Committee meeting. Green said the strategic...
View ArticleCampus safety and 2024 centennial hot-button issues at D202 board meeting
Content warning: this story contains mentions of guns. At the last District 202 Board meeting of the school year on Monday, members discussed safety improvements at Evanston Township High School after...
View ArticleDistrict 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee discusses de-escalation,...
The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Curriculum and Policy Committee discussed conflict mediation and de-escalation training at a Monday meeting. Following recent physical altercations at Haven...
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