On a breezy Monday evening, Rebecca García-Sosa marched down Church Street alongside more than 125 other parents and students from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies. García-Sosa held a sign reading “Yo soy Bessie Rhodes” as her daughter, a second grader at the school, rode along on a scooter. She said Evanston/Skokie School.
Families of the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies filled the room at Monday’s Evanston/Skokie School District 65 meeting, the first of several public hearings to discuss the possible closing of the district’s only full bilingual school. With the district facing a $7 million budget deficit, the district reported permanent cuts of at least $5 million will be required for the upcoming .
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Oakton College recently partnered with several Evanston organizations to create a pilot program that combines English as a second language and early childhood education training. The program aims to address a workforce shortage of early childhood educators and a community need for ESL and job training. Beginning in summer 2023, participants began receiving ESL training.
The all-female Mariachis Sirenas perform in Fountain Square at Thursday's Una Fiesta Hispana, an Evanston Pride celebration. Members from Evanston Pride –