Education
Over 500 turn out for youth job fair
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 10:09 am by YouthJobCenterE...The Youth Job Center of Evanston hosted the largest job fair in the organization’s history Thursday. An hour after the fair began, more than 200 enthusiastic job seekers had already lined up inside the Evanston Public Library. By the end of the day, more than 500 job seekers met with 17 currently hiring employers.
Schools to use new bus service
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 9:55 am by Bill SmithEvanston/Skokie District 65 schools will use a new company to provide school bus service starting this fall.
The school board Monday approved a contract with Positive Connections of Evanston to replace the existing vendor, Alltown Bus Service of Skokie.
District 65 'humming along'
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 9:16 am by Bill SmithAnybody who tuned into the District 65 School Board meeting on the Evanston Community Media Center's Channel 19 Monday night would have had a hard time making out what was going on.
Throughout the three-hour meeting, the audio feed consisted of nothing but a humming or buzzing noise.
$6M in construction work on D65 agenda
Monday, March 15, 2010, at 7:43 am by Bill SmithAbout $6 million in summer construction work at several schools is scheduled to be approved by the District 65 Board of Education at its meeting this evening.
Train brain to hear better in noise
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 5:15 pm by Bill SmithIndividuals who struggle or know someone who struggles to hear in group situations or noisy environments are invited to attend a lecture titled “Training Your Brain to Hear Better” Tuesday, March 23, at Northwestern University.
Willard to hold science fair
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 3:56 pm by Suzanne PetersonA Science Fair will be held at Willard Elementary School, 2700 Hurd Ave., on Mar.
ETHS unveils $1.6 million in budget cuts
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 5:00 am by Evanston ReviewWorkshop to brief non-profit boards on finances
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 5:24 pm by Amy MondayThe Evanston Community Foundation is sponsoring a workshop this month to brief board members of non-profit groups on how to provide financial oversight for the organizations they serve.
Whether of not they have financial backgrounds, board members and the board as a whole have an important role in providing financial oversight and protecting the assets of the organization.
Dance Marathon raises $854K
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7:08 am by Northwestern NewsMore than 1,000 Northwestern University students danced for 30 straight hours at Norris University Center in the 36th annual Dance Marathon over the weekend, netting $854,396 in total gifts and in-kind donations.
Private support modest for Evanston library
Monday, March 8, 2010, at 11:21 am by Bill SmithAs branch library supporters embark on an effort to raise nearly a half million a year to keep the branches open, Evanston Now has learned that total private support for Evanston's libraries has averaged roughly half that amount in recent years.
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