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Graduate of Northwestern prison program celebrates law school acceptance and...
Northwestern Prison Education Program students (from left) Brandon Perkins, Benard McKinley, James Soto and Jacob Currey on Monday afternoon under the arch on the Evanston campus. Credit: Duncan Agnew...
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Letter to the editor: Responding to a District 65 hiring announcement
The Evanston RoundTable recently published a story about an unusual press release from Evanston/Skokie District 65 about the controversial history of new principal hire Dr. Alison Schoeffmann...
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City approves extra evening work hours for Ryan Field project
City officials have authorized joint construction venture Turner-Walsh (also called the Central Street Consortium) to extend work hours on the Rebuild Ryan Field project an additional two hours each...
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Environment Board hears Ryan Field report, submits Envision Evanston letter
The third time was the charm Thursday night as Evanston’s Environment Board was, after rescheduling twice, finally able to quiz Andrew San Roman, the city’s building and development services manager,...
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An Analysis: Why the increase of 140 District 65 employees in FY’24?
In August 2023, School District 65 administrators presented a memo summarizing the budget for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (FY’24). The memo said the district’s staff would increase by 12.9...
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Tiny but mighty: Northwestern University Press is a leader in humanities...
Home base for Northwestern University Press at 629 Noyes St. Credit: Wendi Kromash From a small house on Noyes Street within view of the main Northwestern campus on Sheridan Road, 15 dedicated...
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Evanston Unity Soccer Festival reaches new heights
Elliott Hurtig said he was playing soccer at James Park when he noticed how the fields were divided, each with different cultures and ethnicities. He decided it did not have to be that way. A decade...
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‘The world was never the same’: Northwestern protests in 1968 and 2024
Northwestern students occupy the bursar’s office in 1968 (left), and Deering Meadow in 2024 (right). Credit: Northwestern Libraries, Jacob Wendler/The Daily Northwestern They protested in the spring,...
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ETHS Foundation supports school when tax funding falls short
The Evanston Township High School Foundation has raised more than $12 million for new and upgraded facilities, resources and programs for students since its inception 16 years ago. The foundation has...
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At last: District 65 breaks ground on Fifth Ward school
“Victory” and “hallelujah” were the words of the afternoon on Monday at Foster Field. After a decades-long campaign to bring a neighborhood school back to the Fifth Ward, the community celebrated in...
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Oakton students explore Ghana
Oakton students, from left, Ashley Dabney, Robert McRay, Emmanuel Rayford, Professor Olabisi Adenekan, and Michael Jackson with EDU Africa in Ghana. Credit: Emmanuel Rayford Five Oakton College...
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NU to use lakefill as tailgating space for home football games
Northwestern plans to convert its lakefill into a ticketed tailgating and watch party space for home football games played at the temporary lakefront field over the next two seasons, while also...
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District 65 appoints Katie Speth as assistant superintendent of instructional...
District 65 announced Katie Speth’s appointment as Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Leadership, as approved by the School Board. Speth has extensive experience as a principal, teacher, and...
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Endeavor cuts hours, pay for doctors at ETHS Health Center
For more than 30 years, the Evanston Township High School Health Center, a school-based health clinic separate from the ETHS Nurses’ Office, has provided care for students Monday through Friday during...
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Latest construction plans reported for Fifth Ward Foster School
Construction executive Ben Nelson (left) from Cordogan, Clark & Associates, presents tentative dates and a map of the construction site for Foster School in the Fifth Ward. Credit: Astry Rodriguez...
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Swim education, water knowledge help to prevent drownings
Two individuals have drowned off the coasts of Evanston beaches in the last five years. This year alone, 36 people have drowned across Lake Michigan. But there are a number of preventive measures –...
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EPD to hold active shooter response training at ETHS
Evanston Township High School and the Evanston Police Department will hold police training at the high school July 24-26 aimed at preparing officers for responding to active shooter threats,...
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Medill dean’s outreach provides students opportunities at affinity journalism...
Five years into his tenure, Medill Dean Charles Whitaker has helped countless students travel to affinity journalism conferences across the country and plans to continue DEI efforts. Credit: Charles...
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School District 65 trends on college readiness: Decline in math, flat in reading
Using benchmark scores identified by the Northwest Evaluation Association for the Measures of Academic Progress test, the percentage of District 65 students who are on track to ACT college readiness...
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District 65 closes fiscal year 2024 with $10 million deficit
An already dire financial situation for Evanston/Skokie District 65 just got a lot worse. In a Monday evening message to the community, Superintendent Angel Turner announced that the district closed...
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