District 65 board votes to begin closing process for Bessie Rhodes, approves...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted to begin the process of closing the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies building at its Monday meeting. The process involves following...
View ArticleAdvocates in Evanston and beyond call for K-12 climate education
When Helen von den Steinen, adjunct professor at the Segal Design Institute, first moved to the U.S. in 2016, she was in “complete shock.” Von den Steinen had left Germany, where she said...
View ArticleCity-School Liaison Committee discusses emergency preparedness, wraparound...
The Evanston City-School Liaison Committee discussed emergency preparedness strategies and the implementation of wraparound services at its meeting Thursday. The committee consists of Board of...
View ArticleBessie Rhodes parents remain concerned about future of bilingual Two-Way...
When Evanston resident Andrea Martinez was picking a school for her son, she had her eyes set on the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, where he could participate in the school’s Two-Way...
View ArticleDistrict 202 board discusses early college programs, efforts to improve...
The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education discussed student access and performance in AP and dual-credit courses along with efforts to address racial disparities in literacy and...
View ArticleD65 offers migrant assistance amid lack of city support, advocates say
As the influx of Central American asylum-seekers in the Chicago area grows, Evanston has offered limited housing and funds to incoming migrants, instead directing them to a South Loop intake center....
View ArticleIn its second year, TEAACH Act faces implementation challenges at ETHS
When Evanston Township High School junior Mia Darer visited Taiwan for the first time over a year ago, she said it was life-changing. She met family members she didn’t know she had, enjoyed cultural...
View ArticleEvanston/Skokie School District 65 to announce next superintendent in March
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is in the final round of its superintendent search, according to Board of Education President Sergio Hernandez. He said the board hopes to announce a new...
View ArticleSherman United Methodist Church reflects on Black education, commerce in “My...
About 30 people attended Evanston Township High School District 202 Superintendent Marcus Campbell’s talk on Black education at Sherman United Methodist Church Sunday. Campbell’s speech came as part of...
View ArticleDistrict 202 board passes sustainability policy at joint meeting with...
The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education unanimously passed a new sustainability policy at its joint meeting with Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Monday. The sustainability...
View ArticleIllinois faces educator shortage in nearly two-thirds of all educational...
Illinois has staffing shortages in 62% of its education agencies, which include K-12 schools, special education cooperatives and career centers, according to a report published by the Illinois State...
View ArticleDistrict 202 board discusses 2022-2023 school year discipline report
The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education reviewed ETHS’s 2022-2023 school year discipline report Monday night. The number of disciplinary incidents increased 51% from the...
View ArticleDistrict 65 to expand Dual Language program, parents remain concerned about...
As Evanston/Skokie School District 65 plans to expand District 65’s Dual Language program to middle school students in the 2024-25 school year, parents of students at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of...
View ArticleEvanston/Skokie School District 65 community members meet new superintendent
About 200 Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community members attended a welcome reception for newly appointed Superintendent Angel Turner at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center Tuesday evening....
View ArticleDistrict 65 discusses bilingual Two-Way Immersion program benefits with parents
Seth Stern enrolled his son, a kindergartener, in the Two-Way Immersion program at Washington Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year. Now, Stern’s son learns alongside native Spanish speakers...
View ArticleDistrict 65 board hears updates on dual language program, 5th Ward school
The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education heard updates about its middle school dual language program and 5th Ward school construction plans at its meeting Monday. The meeting followed...
View Article‘Yo soy Bessie Rhodes’: Parents demand District 65 keep K-8 bilingual school...
On a breezy Monday evening, Rebecca García-Sosa marched down Church Street alongside more than 125 other parents and students from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies. García-Sosa held a...
View ArticleSchool district sustainability coordinators provide hope, education
Evanston Township High School junior Jexa Edinberg said learning about climate change made them feel “hopeless” in fourth grade. “I was like – ‘Oh my god, the world is going to die,’” Edinberg said. “I...
View ArticleBessie Rhodes parents demand dialogue with District 65 administrators about...
Parents of students attending the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies demanded two-way communication with Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education members and administrators at the...
View ArticleD65 gives design sneak peek for 5th Ward school at open house, encourages...
After 5th Ward resident Alanna Williams’ grandmother, Madelyn DuCre, died in 2020, Williams realized she wanted to push forward DuCre’s lifelong vision: a neighborhood school in the 5th Ward. A mother...
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