ETHS Community Conversation About Access to Rigorous Course
ETHS will host a "Community Conversation About Access to Rigorous Courses" at 6:30pm on Wednesday, February 27, in the high school's Auditorium. Parents and community members are invited to share their...
View ArticleD65 School Calendar Plan Ignores Parent Suggestions
When the District 65 administration presented a draft of the 2008-2009 school year calendar to the Board on February 4, many parents objected to the 7 early dismissal days. "For parents who work, those...
View ArticleD65 Ignores Parental Concerns to Support Parental Choice
A majority of the D65 School Board (4-to-2) voiced support for the Administration's proposal to offer the option for students in one or two Middle Schools to take Honors Geometry at their school and...
View ArticleTune Out TV Week April 21-27, 2008
Evanston/Skokie D65/202 PTA Council sponsors Tune Out TV Week, April 21-27, 2008Evanston School District 65 elementary schools will participate in Tune Out TV Week, to encourage kids and families to...
View ArticleDistrict 65 Strategic Planning Process
As you may know, District 65 is in the process of developing a Strategic Plan for the District which will be a 5-year plan of action beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.The process involves...
View ArticleWhy I Go to School Board Meetings
Do you watch school board meetings? Do you read the e-packet that goes to the school board members and which is available on the D65website before each meeting?Maybe you read about the meetings in the...
View ArticleD65 Strategic Planning Process Continues
District 65 has finally posted the notes of the previous strategic planning committee meeting, on May 10th, to the D65 website, and an agenda for the meeting this Saturday, May 31. There is also a copy...
View ArticleViewpoint: ETHS should take it slow, do it right
To the D202 School Board: We have read the articles and the books. We know about Jeannie Oakes and Pedro Noguera. We understand the arguments for equity. We know that by saying anything in opposition...
View ArticleViewpoint: Support change, vote Baum, Budde and Rykhus
Today is Election Day and I am writing to encourage you to support three candidates for school board: Richard Rykhus and Eileen Budde for District 65, and Jonathan Baum for District 202. I have been a...
View ArticleTutoring business hires top high school students
Peer2Peer Tutors is launching its first Chicago area location in Evanston to provide tutoring services by talented local high school and college students for students in grades K-12.“Studies show that...
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