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“We need transparency now,” Tyrone Muhammad, executive director of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, said during a news conference Monday. “ ... How can children learn in an environment where they feel like their lives are in danger?”
This year, history instruction in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 isn’t just coming from textbooks. As part of the new History Makers Series, three speakers came to D65 schools throughout the year to talk about identity-based research and advocacy. “I wanted to be sure that our history did not get caught up in some of the...
Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault. With a new city manager selection on the horizon, Evanston’s cohort of new leaders continues to expand. In areas like education and municipal leadership, local elections and searches have overwhelmingly selected people new to Evanston politics over the past three years. From the mayor to City...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 was awarded a $600,000 grant Monday to continue its teacher residency program, according to a news release. The $600,000 will support CREATE 65, the district’s first-ever residency program, as it continues through the 2022-23 academic year. A one-year intensive teacher preparation program, CREATE 65 places new teachers into classrooms with students...
Content warning: This article discusses anti-Black hate crimes and murders. Standing in front of a crowd of about 200, Rev. Kalif Crutcher of New Hope Evanston called for police reform, school environments safe from racism and the passage of further voting rights. “We must demand justice. We must demand equality. We must demand equity, and...