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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

D202 Candidate Doug Holt: Proceed Carefully On "Earned Honors"

Doug Holt is running for the District 202 school board. He believes the board should measure its progress toward goals, proceed carefully with the Earned Honors restructuring and collaborate with District 65.

Corporate communications director Doug Holt is running his first campaign for the Evanston Township High School District 202 board. Here are his answers to the questions we posed to every 202 candidate. 1. How long have you lived in Evanston? I’ve lived in Evanston / Skokie-Evanston since 1998 with my wife and our three children. 2. What elected positions have you held previously, if any? Have you ever run for office before? None. Click here for information on the other District 202 candidates. 3. What experience/skills would you bring to the school board from your professional or personal life? I’m running as a committed and involved community member, as a parent of two ETHS students, and also parent of a 6th grader who plans to attend …

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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