All ETHS students to receive Google Chromebooks in 2016-17 school year
Every student enrolled at Evanston Township High School will have a Google Chromebook in the 2016-2017 school year — a full year earlier than originally projected when the plan was first implemented...
View ArticleEvanston Public Library to host free clinic on how to clear criminal records
The Evanston Public Library will host a free record-cleaning clinic March 19 in partnership with the city and the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy. The clinic is focused on how and why to clear...
View ArticleSenator Cory Booker says love, faith can end political cynicism, division
Political divisions born from nationwide cynicism should be approached with renewed hope and love, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told a crowd at Evanston Township High School on Friday night. Booker, who...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School officials, community members workshop new...
Members of the Evanston community met Saturday at Evanston Township High School to workshop the District 202 Board of Education’s proposed new goals, which were presented at a public meeting in...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School revamps old signage
Evanston Township High School is moving forward with an initiative to implement new signage throughout the school to make the building easier to navigate and update its compliance with Americans with...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School remembers math teacher, baseball coach Ross...
It’s the bottom of the seventh in the home opener for Evanston Township High School’s varsity baseball team. The opponent: Oak Park and River Forest High School, described by ETHS athletic director...
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union, Fight For 15 to participate in Chicago strike Friday
As Illinois enters its 10th month without a budget, the Chicago Teachers Union and Fight For 15 Chicago workers, among other labor organizations, will join forces Friday in a citywide “Day of Action,”...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School students arrested for fighting, one for...
Three Evanston Township High School students were arrested after they got into a fight Monday morning, the first day back after spring break. At about 9:20 a.m., a school resource officer observed a...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School/District 202 board president speaks on race in...
The board president of Evanston Township High School/District 202 emphasized the difference between racial consciousness and racial impact in education during a community dialogue Tuesday night. This...
View ArticleEvanston Public Library to launch Wi-Fi hotspot program
Evanston Public Library cardholders will be able to check out a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot beginning May 1. The program is designed to help bridge Internet access for Evanston residents who do not currently...
View ArticleIllinois Senate passes relief funding for higher education and social...
The Illinois Senate passed emergency relief funding for public colleges, community services and other unfunded areas Wednesday as programs struggle to function as usual on month nine without a budget....
View ArticleDistrict 65 committee readdresses racial equity, hopes to implement policy soon
Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Policy Committee discussed Monday how to address equity — specifically racial equity — at the first public follow-up meeting since the issue was introduced in...
View ArticleThe Washington Post ranks Evanston Township High School as 10th most...
Evanston Township High School was ranked the 10th most challenging high school in Illinois by The Washington Post, placing it in the top 1 percent in the country. The Post this month released its...
View ArticleProposed state K-12 budget proposal increases funds for ETHS, decreases for CPS
Evanston Township High School would receive increased funding under Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed K-12 education funding, but school officials are not expecting to budget for it. Rauner introduced a...
View ArticleRauner approves emergency funding for Illinois higher education
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bipartisan state Senate bill into law Monday that will allocate $600 million in short-term funding to public state universities, colleges and Monetary Award Program grant...
View ArticleDistrict 65 reveals plan for addressing black student achievement
More than 100 people met Monday at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center to discuss the achievement gap between white and black students in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and the district’s...
View ArticleETHS student charged with carrying semi-automatic handgun on school grounds
An 18-year-old Evanston Township High School student was charged with a felony Wednesday for carrying a semi-automatic handgun in his backpack at school. ETHS officials notified the school resource...
View ArticleOakton Community College to raise tuition, cut classes without adequate state...
Oakton Community College is cutting costs and raising tuition amid the Illinois budget impasse despite the emergency higher education appropriations signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner on April 25. Oakton,...
View ArticleKeynote speaker addresses white privilege at YWCA’s first Racial Justice Summit
Robin DiAngelo remembered being able to clearly observe racism in her community, but her feelings of inferiority kept her from speaking up. DiAngelo said she grew up in poverty, worrying about having...
View ArticleETHS employee fired over locker thefts
Evanston Township High School District 202 Board members fired an ETHS school safety officer Monday after allegations surfaced that school employees were stealing from student’s lockers. The employee,...
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