1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (348+ words) Dozens of Roycemore parents are demanding answers from school leadership, as the private institution faces a "very difficult" financial position. In a letter, obtained by Evanston Now, members of the Roycemore community have requested an emergency meeting, before this Friday,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (230+ words) A request by residents to landmark Frances E. Willard Elementary School gained approval Monday night from the City Council in an 8 to 1 vote. In explaining his vote against the request to landmark the over 100-year-old school building, Ald. Matt Rodgers (8th) said…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (217+ words) The chair of Roycemore School's board says a consultant is flying in this week to do a deep dive into the school's finances. In an email Sunday to the Evanston private school's community, Anthony Chambers says by the end of…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (339+ words) Family, friends and former co-workers gathered at Chute Middle School Saturday afternoon to witness the unveiling of an honorary street sign honoring the school's former longtime principal, James Mc Holland. The sign names a segment of Oakton Street that intersects…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (388+ words) An email apparently sent to Roycemore School supporters Friday by the chair of the school's board says the Evanston school is in a "very difficult" financial position. In the message, the board chair, Anthony Chambers, says the board has asked…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (166+ words) Parents at Lincoln School have been notified of a couple of incidents at outdoor recess which have raised safety questions. In an email to Lincoln families, Superintendent Angel Turner says that "staff members have noticed two individuals trying to interact…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (640+ words) A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research found Illinois" rate of growth in enrollment and funding for universal preschool is slowing, despite state efforts to expand preschool programming. While the report noted Gov. JB Pritzker"s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1089+ words) It did not take long for District 65s decision to retain most middle school counselors to rise up and bite school board members right in the budget. The boards April 13 vote to lay off only two instead of all nine counselors…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (459+ words) The timing was just coincidence, but the District 65 school board could not have picked a worse time to talk about cutting librarian jobs than Monday night. That's because this is National Library Week, as proclaimed by the American Library Association....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (148+ words) Some 200 students, along with parents and friends, packed the gym at Fleetwood-Jourdain Center on Saturday to check out and even play games created by the youngsters, games made out of cardboard (and some other components). It was District 65s annual "Cardboard…...