Deborah Graham: Mixed ETHS Classes Not Helping Minorities

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 Ansani, Andrew Bezaitis, Patricia Savage-Williams, Doug Holt and Bill Geiger to remain on the board. 

Want to learn more about candidates running for a seat on District 202 School Board? Here’s upcoming candidate forums: 

District 202 Candidate Forum
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Haven Middle School, 2417 Prairie Ave.
Sponsored by Central Street Neighbors group 

District 65 & District 202 Candidate Roundtable
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Grace Lutheran Church, 1430 South Blvd.
Sponsored by Y.O.U./Evanston Coalition for Latino Resources/Family Focus/Hemenway United Methodist Church 

District 65 / District 202 Candidate Forum
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at http://evanston.patch.com/listings/lorraine-h-morton-civic-center-of-evanston, 2100 Ridge Ave.
Sponsored by the Evanston NAACP 

District 202 Candidate Forum
7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave.
Sponsored by Evanston-Skokie PTA Council / League of Women Voters

District 202 Candidates Forum
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave.
Organized by ETHS senior studies student Angelina Brady

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