Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich Central High School Entrepreneurship class, under the educational guidance and leadership of Ms. Hope Stovall Henderson, will host the 3rd Annual Entrepreneurship Breakfast on Saturday, April 17th at Rich Central High School. The school says this year’s event with the theme, "Success Is Our Business,"[Read More…]
Local
Select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read.
Transformation Lecture Series at GSU to Conclude With ‘Transformation of Health Care for Underserved Populations’
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Transformations Lecture Series at Governors State University concludes with “The Transformation of Health Care for Underserved Populations” presented by Dr. Aida Giachello, Professor of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago, on Wednesday, April 21, at 5 p.m., in the Hall of Honors. Dr. Giachello is[Read More…]
Kindergarten Round Up In District 163
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will conduct “Kindergarten, Here I Come” to pre-register children for the 2010-2011 school year from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Friday, April 23, 2010. Children must be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2010, to register for the 2010-2011 school year. Parents/guardians[Read More…]
Senator Harkin Introduces Bill to Keep Educators on the Job
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2010. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and of the Senate Appropriations panel that funds education initiatives, introduced the Keep Our Educators Working Act today. The bill will create a $23 billion Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals,[Read More…]
Indiana High School Student Fighting Graduation Prayer Tradition
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13 – When 18-year-old Eric Workman was asked to vote on whether or not to have a student-led prayer at his high school graduation ceremony, it didn’t sit right. On March 11, 2010, the ACLU of Indiana filed suit on Eric’s behalf challenging the constitutionality of Greenwood High School’s[Read More…]
Illinois Student Assistance Commission: MAP Award Suspension Imminent
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2010. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) says it will suspend award announcements for the Monetary Award Program (MAP) no later than Monday, April 19. ISAC advises students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible, as eligible applications are up approximately[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on New Health Care Quality, Disparity Reports
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2010. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement on new reports on health care quality and health care disparities faced by racial, ethnic or income groups. The new reports – the 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report and the National Healthcare Quality Report – were released today[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Calls for Reining in Excessive Insurance Premium Hikes
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2010 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois 9thCongressional District, praised the passage of Comprehensive Health Care Reform and also called for strengthening the provisions in the law that protect consumers from excessive insurance premium hikes. Speaking with Michael T. McRaith, Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, and[Read More…]
USDA Official Highlights Efforts to Improve School Meals and Health of Nation’s Children
CHARLESTON, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010 – USDA Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Julie Paradis today highlighted the Obama Administration’s priorities for improving school meals and the health of children across the nation during a roundtable discussion at the annual Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) National Professional Association Conference in[Read More…]
Remarks by CBO Director at World Health Care Congress Re: The Effects of Health Reform on the Federal Budget
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010. The following remarks are attributable to Douglas Elmendorf, Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This morning I made a presentation to the World Health Care Congress on the effects of the recently enacted health reform legislation on the federal budget. Everything that I said was[Read More…]
