Five years after petition from District 65 parents, new State law says kids must get 30 minutes of recess
Miriam Barnett was among a group of parents who attended the District 65 Policy Committee meeting on Jan. 11, 2016, a petition in hand with over 300 signatures asking the District to enact a policy on recess. “We weren’t even asking for additional recess time … our main goal was to protect it,” Barnett…
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School District 65 Board approves $151 million operating budget for 2021-22 School Year
At its Sept. 27 meeting, the District 65 School Board unanimously approved a budget for the District’s school year 2021-2022 (FY’22). The final budget pegs operating revenues at about $151.3 million and…
District 65 educators protest outside Board meeting: ‘Listen to our teacher voice’
Those attending the Sept. 27 Board meeting of Evanston Skokie School District 65 were greeted by a large group of District educators, dressed in black and holding signs outside the Joseph E.…
ETHS Homecoming 2021: School spirit, unity and belonging
The mood was joyful Friday as crowds of students, alumni and community members flowed into Memorial Stadium Sept. 24 to celebrate Evanston Township High School’s Homecoming 2021. A balmy evening on the…
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ETHS e-learning plan for 2021: public hearing Oct. 11
Dear ETHS Students & Families – ETHS utilizes e-learning days…
First day of fall quarter for Northwestern students
A nervous excitement filled the air as Northwestern students crowded…
Expenditures per student at District 65’s K-5, middle and magnet schools range from $15,177 to $20,092
School District 65 last school year spent significantly more at…
District 65 to hold hearing on replacing snow days with e-learning
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will host a public hearing 7…
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