Evanston Township High School junior Jexa Edinberg said learning about climate change made them feel “hopeless” in fourth grade. “I was like – ‘Oh my god, the world is going to die,’” Edinberg said. “I didn’t feel like there was anyone really doing much about that. Now I’m more involved in the action and it’s.
The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education discussed student access and performance in AP and dual-credit courses along with efforts to address racial disparities in literacy and numeracy levels during its meeting Monday night. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Pete Bavis outlined levels of student participation and performance in ETHS’ early.
At a Sunday climate justice rally, Evanston and Chicago residents sang together, joining in a call-and-response song with local folk singer Margaret Nelson to ask: “What are you gonna do?” The “Protect our planet, one pipeline at a time” rally, organized by Chicago Against Line 3, educated attendees about the need to stop pipeline construction.
Evanston Township High School has altered two single-gender restrooms to serve as all-gender restrooms, a move some students say is emblematic of progress for the school’s LGBTQ+ population. ETHS upgraded the facilities at the beginning of this school year, according to assistant superintendent and principal Taya Kinzie. The two new restrooms are located in a.
LGBTQ+ and non-binary students at Evanston Township High School are advocating for additional gender-neutral bathrooms to create a more inclusive, streamlined environment. Jexa Edinberg, a non-binary freshman at ETHS, started a petition on Change.org in October 2021, and it has garnered nearly 400 supporters since. The Evanstonian reported there are eight gender-neutral restrooms for the.