Early Friday afternoon hundreds of Haven Middle School students walked out of class and started a peaceful sit-in protest in the hallways to support teachers who have received involuntary transfers […]
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District 65 students show significant declines in math achievement during the pandemic
District 65 student achievement has declined in math during the last two years – the COVID-19 years – but remained relatively constant in reading. This is consistent with national trends. […]
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Graduating ETHS students celebrate inaugural Senior Send-Off
For the first time ever, Evanston Township High School threw a Senior Send-Off party for the graduating class. Graduating students from the pandemic-slammed Class of 2022 met on Lazier Field […]
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District 65 to lose 52 teachers through attrition, official says
Administrators and board members for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 addressed ongoing concerns about climate, culture and involuntary teacher transfers during a Curriculum & Policy Committee meeting held Monday, May 9. […]
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ETHS Foundation raised more than $3 million in donations in one year
At Monday night’s meeting of the Evanston Township High School District 202 board, Joanne Bertsche, Executive Director of the ETHS Educational Foundation, and David Futransky, Senior Vice President of Institutional […]
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Savage-Williams re-elected ETHS board president
Evanston Township High School District 202 board members unanimously re-elected President Pat Savage-Williams and Vice President Monique Parsons to the same positions for the next year at Monday night’s board […]
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Metal detectors not viable at ETHS, says Campbell
After outside consultants reviewed the Evanston Township High School building’s safety and security, school officials have decided not to install metal detectors or a weapons detection system at the entrances, […]
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ETHS appoints new Principal and HR chief, promoting from within
Evanston Township High School District 202 on Tuesday morning announced the appointment of Taya Kinzie as Assistant Superintendent and Principal, and Scott Bramley as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Kinzie […]
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Conservative activist targets District 65 LGBTQ+ curriculum
Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist and writer with a large online following who helped pioneer Republican attacks on critical race theory and gender identity, has a new target: Evanston/Skokie School […]
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Nichols holds sexual abuse education assemblies after alleged sexual assault of a student
Nichols Middle School held grade-level assemblies Friday to teach students about sexual abuse and consent in partnership with trained representatives from YWCA Evanston/North Shore, according to an email to families […]