CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Let learning and fun continue year round by enrolling your child in Kids@College this summer. The Kids@College Program at Prairie State College is new and improved for 2015 with week-long classes, new times, and new topics. Students ages five to 13 will enjoy six weeks of[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama in Discovery Education Webinar with Middle School Students
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015 – 11:11 A.M. EDT OSMAN: Good morning, everyone. My name is Osman Yaya, and I’m a 6th grade student at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, Maryland. Welcome to the White House and Discovery Education’s Of The People Series. We are live from Anacostia Library in Washington,[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Introduces Education-To-Jobs Package
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced an education-to-jobs package to better connect students to careers. Merkley’s bills, introduced today in the U.S. Senate, would protect students from predatory for-profit colleges peddling degrees that do not actually lead to jobs, and improve access to middle and[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez on H.R. 1910 – the Put a Woman on the Twenty Act
“We all know that the Almighty Dollar speaks. But what if it had a woman’s voice?” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) addressed the House of Representatives during the morning hour on the bill he introduced this month to put a woman’s portrait on the[Read More…]
Photo Hobbyist Wins ‘Share the Experience’ 2014 Photo Contest
Citizen Photographers Compete for Photo Placement on National Public Lands Pass WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the winner of the 2014 “Share the Experience” photography contest and launched the 2015 contest, which gives amateur photographers the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: With Amtrak Ridership on the Rise, But Infrastructure Aging, Investing in Passenger Rail Is More Critical Than Ever
Senator promotes Illinois priorities to the Senate Committee writing rail reauthorization bill WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday urged members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to include several Illinois priorities in their Passenger Rail Reauthorization legislation. Durbin also raised several significant[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Make It At Home Act Amendment Included in FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act
Duckworth NDAA Provision Will Create American Jobs & Bolster Local Manufacturing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) introduced the Make It At Home Act as an amendment to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment unanimously passed the House Armed Services Committee and will be[Read More…]
Moms From Around Country Come Together to Share Experiences of Drug War Damage
In Honor of Mother’s Day, Moms United to End the War on Drugs Representatives Request Signatures to Support Our “Mom’s Bill of Rights” Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Mothers across the country are telling their personal stories of drug war damage with stories, articles and interviews in honor of Mother’s Day.[Read More…]
South Suburban College Partners with Junior Achievement of Chicago for Teacher for a Day Program
South Suburban College Participants for Teacher for a Day — Pictured from left to right front row: Zubeir Haroun, faculty; Dr. Lynette D. Stokes, VP Academic Services; Miriam Anthony, Dean of Nursing; Rebecca Garcia, Director of Highway Construction Career Training. Back row: Chris McElroy, Transition Specialist Adult Education; Olus Smith,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host ‘Congress on Your Corner’ for Senior Citizens on May 7
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly will host a “Congress on Your Corner” to update senior citizens on available resources on Thursday, May 7, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in the gymnasium of the Lan-Oak Park District, 2550 178th Street, Lansing. Representatives from federal and local agencies, as well[Read More…]
