“This is the first time in my 15 years at Evanston Township High School that we have tried to provide support for all students,” Assistant Superintendent/Principal Marilyn Madden told the […]
Author Archives: Jennie Berkson
New D202 Student Board Member: Political Junkie, Sports Enthusiast, ETHS Booster
Thomas Jefferson inspired recently elected student School Board member Adam Newman to seek his spot on the District 202 School Board. “Jefferson said that those who have the ability to […]
D202 Team Studies Model of NY High School Detracking Program
District 202 representatives visited Southside High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y., to review its approach to education. That approach – offering only honors classes to a racially and economically mixed […]
District 202 Board Hears $35 Million Capital Improvement Proposal
Beginning a process that will take some months to consider and then some years to complete, School District 202 chief financial officer William Stafford presented a $35 million five-year capital […]
District 202 Board Considers NCLB Restructuring Plan
The District 202 School Board reviewed plans for school restructuring as required under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act at its meeting on April 14. “We’ve seen this requirement […]
District 202 Freshman Humanities Proposal Approved
After a month of much discussion and debate, the District 202 School Board voted unanimously at its March 10 meeting to eliminate the regular level of the Freshman Humanities course […]
Freshman Humanities Proposal Engenders Wide-Ranging, Challenging Community Conversation
A respectful exchange of strongly held opinions on challenging subjects took place on Feb. 27 during a “Community Conversation” about the proposed changes to the Freshman Humanities program at Evanston […]
District 202 Proposes Alternative Approach To Freshman Humanities Tracking
The regular level of the Freshman Humanities program at Evanston Township High School will be eliminated next year as “a way of moving students into more rigorous classes,” Superintendent Eric […]
District 202 to trim another $1.7 million from budget for 2008-2009
By cutting $1.7 million from next year’s budget, District 202 administrators hope to avoid any more bloodletting for at least a few years. “We have anticipated another round of cuts […]
Amidst Test-Score Rancor, Cooperative Efforts at Districts 65 and 202 Show Promise
Despite spending a significant amount of time debating testing issues at their recent joint meeting, the District 65 and 202 school boards managed to review some of the current efforts […]