About 40 people and a dozen District 65 officials came out to the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies on Thursday night for a discussion about the future of […]
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Bessie Rhodes will not be a ‘school within a school’ after all
At a community meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, a K-8 magnet school just across the border with […]
‘We’re just spending too much,’ District 65 official says before budget vote
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board approved a balanced final budget for the 2024 fiscal year on Monday night, with a projected surplus of about $276,000. After the district closed […]
Inside the new District 65 union leadership
Editor’s note: Reporter Simone Larson is a teacher in District 65 and a union member. Trisha Baker has worn many proverbial hats. First and foremost, she carried the title of […]
District 65 vows to review budget decisions, with some ‘nervous’ about transportation costs
Less than a month after Evanston/Skokie School District 65 closed out the 2023 fiscal year with an unexpected $7.5 million budget deficit, officials presented a finalized fiscal year 2024 budget […]
D65 PTA PUMPKIN AND FALL DECOR FUNDRAISER
The D65 PTA Pumpkin & Fall Decor Fundraiser is OPEN NOW! All proceeds from the sale benefit the D65 PTA One Fund and will be distributed to all schools. We […]
Robert L. Dawkins, 1937-2023
With deepest sorrow we announce that Robert L. Dawkins departed this life on Aug. 27, 2023. He was 85 years old. Robert was preceded by his loving wife of 64 years, Lois Jean Dawkins; and two sons, Robert Lee Dawkins Jr. and Corey Bryant Dawkins.
Hey kids: Are you looking forward to school? Teachers and staff from every District 65 school are!
On Monday, interim Superintendent Angel Turner visited all 18 buildings in Evanston/Skokie School District 65, and the district shared the photos on Facebook. The images (below) show lots of smiling […]
District 65 committee reviews $171 million tentative budget for 2024
Kathy Zalewski, business manager of Evanston/Skokie School District 65, presented a tentative budget for the district’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (FY’24) at the Aug. 16 meeting of the […]
Loaded gun found in King Arts school parking lot
A loaded handgun on the campus of King Arts School was found and reported to police Saturday morning, according to School District 65 and the Evanston Police Department. An EPD […]