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D65 celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 13, 2021 Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout the month of May “in solidarity” with AAPI community members, according to a Friday newsletter.  “There is certainly an increased need for continued learning, discussion, and action after an alarming rise in violence and hateful attacks directed at Asian Americans and immigrants since the start of th...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s CREATE Teacher Residency program is partnering with Northwestern and National Louis University to train future teachers for the district starting in June. Each CREATE resident will complete one year of in-classroom training alongside a teacher four days a week at Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center, Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School. Residents will receive a $30,000 stipend an...

Willard Elementary School Kindergarten teacher Meghan Rice was honored with a statewide Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award during a ceremony Monday morning.  Just after she finished class at 9:30 a.m, Rice walked into Willard’s multi-purpose room, where she was celebrated as part of a surprise ceremony. After being greeted by friends, family and more, Golden Apple officials gave her a gift basket and community members showered her with compliments. As part of the award, Rice will join...

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 for families, LaTarsha Green, the district’s executive director of Black Student Success, said at a Monday board meeting.  “We fully anticipate a full reopening with safety measures and virtual learning options,” Green said. “So while those specifics aren’t outlined here, I do want us to...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will administer in-person spring state assessments in federal and state guidance, according to an April 15 statement. Assessments for the current academic year will not be waived as they were last year because of the pandemic. The district was given the option to administer the assessments in either the spring or the fall. District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton said the tests will be given in the spring to prevent state testing twice — once in the fall and ...

Three incumbent school board members and one newcomer are leading the race to oversee Evanston-Skokie School District 65.

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 the contributions of LGBTQ+ people throughout history. Superintendent Devon Horton, D65 Vice President Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan and D65 President Anya Tanyavutti said in a March 25 letter the LGBTQ+ Equity week was created to help create an inclusive school environment. “In District 65, w...

Evanston, Illinois’ Historic Reparations Program: What to Know Rita Omokha © Bloomberg The widespread demonstrations over racial injustice and policing in America last summer, spurred by the death of George Floyd, renewed calls for reparations. With this new attention to pay American descendants of slavery, many Democratic lawmakers proposed plans to address this urgency for their Black constituents. In late March, Evanston, Illinois, passed the first reparations plan to mak...

Reply President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan March 11 in the Oval Office. It included $122 billion for schools, with Illinois schools districts set to receive $7 billion. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo) HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Public school districts serving Highland Park are set to receive nearly $4 million from the American Rescue Plan, or ARP, the $1.9 trillion economic relief package signed into law last month by President Joe Biden. North Shore School District 112 is due t...

Also part of the project is the installation of multiple traffic lights to slow traffic, the lowering of the speed limit to 30 mph and the installation of barriers across the median in areas where pedestrians often try to unsafely cross the street. Neighborhood advocates are hopeful the work will be a catalyst for a bigger change in the Brownsville area, one that brings a sense of community back to the area by encouraging walkability and bikeability. The current plan was a compromise after FDO...