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Deborah Graham

Monday, February 25, 2013

D202 Candidate Deborah Graham: ETHS Should Prioritize Career-Readiness, Too

Current board member Deborah Graham stresses forward-thinking financial management, increased access to the arts, better preparing students for careers and improving coordination with District 65.

Current board member, legal journalist and author Deborah Graham is running for reelection to the District 202 Evanston Township High School board of education. Here are her answers to the questions Patch posed to every District 202 candidate. 1. How long have you lived in Evanston? I've lived in Evanston for most of my life.   I attended Nichols Middle School and graduated from ETHS in 1974.  My husband and I moved here 25 years ago to raise our three children.   2. How long have you served on the District 202 board? I was elected to my first term on the Board in 2009. I have served on the Board for 4 years.  Click here for information on the other District 202 candidates. 3. What would you say are your greatest accomplishments as a …

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Deborah Graham: Mixed ETHS Classes Not Helping Minorities

Graham is running for a second term on the District 202 School Board.

  Mixing honor and regular students in Evanston Township High School classes have not helped improve performance of minorities students, Evanston Now reported.  Deborah Graham, who is running for a second term on the District 202 School Board says school data show that more than 50 percent of African-American and Latino students receive a C grade or lower, while more than 80 percent of white students received an A or B grade in the freshman humanities course, Evanston Now reported.  What do you think could help minority students improve their grades at Evanston Township High School?  Four seats are up for election on the District 202 board. Incumbents Gretchen Livingston and Deborah Graham will be vying with Casey Miller, Elena Garcia …

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Jim

10:38 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

since there never has been nor ever will be economic equality, the lack of it is an excuse for lack of priority setting. The only way to achieve economic reality is by coercison and force. and even then there will not be equality unless of course you want "1984". My comments have much more to do with attitude than to economics and there are many examples of poor people accomplishing great things …   more ›

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