Strike would be first in nation against charter schools or charter system; Teachers, support staff reaffirm that they don’t want to strike — but will if that’s what it takes to protect quality of education for students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016: Some of the city’s top education bureaucrats slunk out of[Read More…]
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University of Chicago Reports Endowment of $7.1 Billion
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. The University of Chicago endowment ended the year at $7.1 billion as of June 30, 2016, following a negative 1.9 percent return on investments for the preceding year as global stock markets declined by 5.3 percent. This performance was above the negative 2.9 percent median return of[Read More…]
Governors State University Center for Performing Arts Awarded $25,000 in Support of Chicago-based Artist Series
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. 600 local artists have performed on the Center for Performing Arts stage, thanks to the generosity and vision of The Chicago Community Trust. Their tireless advocacy for artists and communities is benefiting the Southland region through enabling the presentation of high-quality, affordable performances. The Trust has[Read More…]
Top Public Universities Close Doors to Black and Latino Students, New Center for American Progress Analysis Reveals
Graduating students listen to a commencement speech on June 3, 2016, in New York. Source: AP/Bebeto Matthews Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. African American and Latino students are dramatically underrepresented at the nation’s most selective public research universities, and as many as 193,000 black and Latino students would have enrolled at those[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Welcomes Motivational Speaker Pat Sullivan October 18
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former University of St. Francis men’s basketball Coach Pat Sullivan, author of Attitude: The Cornerstone of Leadership, will visit Marian Catholic High School on Tuesday, Oct. 18 for a motivational talk and book signing. The architect of more than 600 victories at the high school and collegiate[Read More…]
Misaligned School and Work Schedules Are Costing Working Parents and the U.S. Economy, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
Parents drop their children off at Chicago’s Benjamin E. Mays Academy, September 2012. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2016. Misaligned school and work schedules mean that the average school is closed for 29 days during the school year, and the need for parents to scramble constantly for child[Read More…]
On International Day of the Girl First Lady Michelle Obama Announces New Commitments to Let Girls Learn
Since March 2015, Let Girls Learn has invested more than a billion dollars in new and ongoing girls’ education programming in more than 50 countries and today announces more than five million dollars in new private commitments to girls’ education Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet visiting the School Without Walls[Read More…]
National Education Association President Horrified by Tape Revealing Donald Trump Bragged About Sexual Assault
Eskelsen García: Trump only sees women as “fat pigs” or sex objects. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2016 – NEA President Lily Eskelsen García provided the following response upon learning that Donald Trump was caught on tape bragging about sexually assaulting women: “Donald Trump couldn’t make it any clearer that he has[Read More…]
Vietnam Vets Sought for November Event at Prairie State College
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2016. The Village of Park Forest Veteran’s Commission is seeking Vietnam veterans interested in being recognized at a Vietnam Veterans Recognition Ceremony on November 10 at 2 p.m. at Prairie State College. Veterans who served between 1955 and 1975 are eligible to be recognized. Qualified veterans[Read More…]
DePaul University to Host Town Hall on US-China Relations on October 18
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to appear via webcast Experts will discuss the history and future of the relationship between the U.S. and China at “China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections” Oct. 18, 2016 at DePaul University. (Photo courtesy of iStock) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016 By: Lucil Macwan Relations[Read More…]
