Category: Schools

A report of School District 65’s Differentiation and Enrichment Study Committee contains many recommendations to improve differentiated instruction. Differentiated instruction is an approach to teaching students at different levels in […]

For the next two years, or as long as tax increment is collected from the Downtown II tax-increment financing (TIF) district, the City may continue to share more than $800,000 […]

The District 65 School Board is considering whether to throw its support behind two resolutions that propose changes to the No Child Left Behind Act. One is a draft resolution […]

Parents gave high marks to the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Program at Dewey School during a meeting with Tracy Justesen, assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education […]

Four District 65 School Board members supported the administration’s proposal to offer geometry at the middle schools at a working Board meeting held on March 4. While no formal vote […]

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 […]

By a vote of 4-1 the District 65 School Board on March 17 supported the recommendation of the Superintendent and approved the school calendar for the next academic year. The […]

The District 65 School Board met on Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Jordan Teacher Center to begin the process of preparing a five-year strategic plan for School District 65. Bill […]

A majority of District 65 School Board members said on Feb. 19 that they would support seven “early release days” for professional development next year, which is two more than […]

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 […]