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District 65 adds another grade to phased reopening

Certain sixth graders in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will now be eligible for in-person school, if the district does reopen as planned on Nov. 16. The district had planned to

By Jeff Hirsh on October 15, 2020 - 1:44 pm

Education

ETHS: E-learning rest of semester, maybe hybrid next

Students, parents, and teachers at Evanston Township High School "can anticipate being on e-learning for the rest of this semester" unless there is a fast and dramatic change in the

By Bill Smith on October 13, 2020 - 7:09 am

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NU to remain mostly on remote learning for winter quarter

School leaders say the pandemic will keep distance learning the norm. First- and second-year students may still be kept off campus. Start of most classes to be delayed a week.

By Jeff Hirsh on October 10, 2020 - 9:57 am

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Northwestern reports 11 COVID cases for the week

Northwestern University this afternoon reported identifying 11 more COVID-19 cases in the past seven days affecting seven students, two staff and two faculty members.

By Bill Smith on October 9, 2020 - 3:45 pm

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NU marching band plans virtual ‘homestaying’

Here is a NUMB idea. Not numb, but NUMB ... as in Northwestern University Marching Band.

By Jeff Hirsh on October 7, 2020 - 2:13 pm

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District 65 plans phased return to school

Assuming Evanston/Skokie District 65 schools do open on Nov. 16, they will not open that day for everyone. In an email to the District 65 community, Superintendent Devon Horton said,

By Jeff Hirsh on October 6, 2020 - 10:33 am

Business

Curt’s Café buys its building on Central Street

After more than eight years of renting café space at 2922 Central St. in Evanston, the non-profit organization Curt's Café has raised the funds needed to purchase the building. Curt's

By Bill Smith on October 3, 2020 - 10:57 am

Education

16 new COVID-19 cases at NU, positive rate 0.36%

Northwestern University this afternoon reported identifying 16 more COVID-19 cases in the past seven days affecting 14 students and two staff members.

By Bill Smith on October 2, 2020 - 3:56 pm

Education

Witherspoon: Don’t let haters represent us

Evanston Township High School Superintendent Eric Witherspoon this morning sharply criticized "an elected leader" who "fails to denounce racism, white supremacy and white nationalist groups."

By Jeff Hirsh on October 2, 2020 - 10:57 am

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District 65 to hold camps for kids ‘most in need’

Some students in the Evanston/Skokie elementary schools will be able to attend what the district calls "Remote Learning + Camps" starting on Monday.

By Jeff Hirsh on October 2, 2020 - 9:18 am

Education

14 new COVID-19 cases at NU this week

Northwestern University this afternoon reported identifying 14 more COVID-19 cases in the past week affecting 12 students and two staff members.

By Bill Smith on September 25, 2020 - 3:23 pm

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Pandemic both increasing and decreasing digital divide

Experts say there is an unexpected positive impact of the coronavirus pandemic, at least in Evanston, on the digital divide. But there's a catch.

By Jeff Hirsh on September 24, 2020 - 7:52 pm

Education

Layoffs expected at Evanston Township High School

Superintendent Eric Witherspoon told the District 202 Board of Education Monday night that the district will have to do "some layoffs" due to financial challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. Witherspoon

By Jeff Hirsh on September 22, 2020 - 6:41 am

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District 65 enrollment expected to keep declining

The Evanston/Skokie elementary school system is expected to have fewer and fewer students over the next five years. Sarita Smith, District 65's Manager of Student Assignments, told a virtual school

By Jeff Hirsh on September 22, 2020 - 6:34 am

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District 65 blames COVID for enrollment drop

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is blaming the coronavirus pandemic for a lower-than-expected enrollment for the current school year. In a memo to the Board of Education, Sarita Smith, manager of

By Jeff Hirsh on September 20, 2020 - 1:30 pm

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City extends fall camps to help working parents

With elementary school children in Evanston facing another seven weeks of remote learning at home, the city is extending a series of "fall camps" so parents, especially those who are

By Jeff Hirsh on September 18, 2020 - 5:15 pm

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Two dozen new COVID cases at Northwestern

Northwestern University this afternoon reported identifying two dozen more COVID-19 cases in the past week affecting 20 students, two faculty and two staff members. That's up from 19 cases reported

By Bill Smith on September 18, 2020 - 3:06 pm

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