As part of a unit on writing Opinion pieces, Kingsley fifth-graders wrote reviews on a topic of their choice related to 2020. Here are some of the reviews, by students who chose […]
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Guest Essay: ETHS Falls Short With Only ‘In-Person Experiences’
Evanston Township High School recently announced the resumption of “in-person experiences,” but will continue with remote learning. Though this is a step in the right direction, it falls short: Kids […]
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Remote Learning Grades First Semester ‘Extraordinarily Consistent’ With a Year Ago: ETHS Official
The A-F spread of grades for the first semester at Evanston Township High School looked remarkably similar to those from the first semester a year ago, said Peter Bavis, Assistant […]
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ETHS In-Person Experiences Offer a Chance to Get Away From Home – and Screens
Evanston Township High School will open its doors to students next week but not for academic instruction. On asynchronous Mondays – when student view recorded instruction – and after school […]
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District 65 Plans Major Changes and Reduction in ‘Footprint’ to Address Projected Deficits
Revised financial projections and the broad parameters of a plan to balance School District 65’s projected deficits were presented to the School Board’s Finance Committee on Feb. 8. The revised […]
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Some Success, Need for More Support for Latinx Students at JEH
Members of the District 65 Board spent about an hour on Jan. 25 discussing ways to follow the data on early childhood academics presented by Sharon Sprague, Director of Early […]
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JEH Students Perform Well on New Test, But Data Are Not Comparable With Former Tests
More than half of the pre-kindergarten students in School District 65’s Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center met or exceeded standards on a fall standardized test, Sharon Sprague reported […]
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ETHS Students Excel in COMAP Math Contest
Two math teams from Evanston Township High School achieved Finalist and Honorable Mention ranking in the 23rd annual Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) High School Mathematical Contest in […]
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Overall, Students Report a Mixed Experience with Remote Learning at District 65
A recent update on the status of remote learning in School District 65 raised some concerns about the pace of instruction and the level of student engagement (the “Report”). The […]
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Young Voices of Evanston, Part 3
As part of a unit on writing Opinion pieces, Kingsley fifth-graders wrote reviews on a topic of their choice related to 2020. Here are some of the reviews, by students who chose […]