Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2015. One essential part of educating students successfully is assessing their progress in learning to high standards. Done well and thoughtfully, assessments are tools for learning and promoting equity. They provide necessary information for educators, families, the public, and students themselves to measure progress and improve outcomes[Read More…]
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Hillary Clinton Embraces Principles for Easing the Burdens of Testing for Educators and Families
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2015. Today, Hillary Clinton released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s announcement of a “Testing Action Plan” to identify ways to ease the burdens of school testing for educators and families: “Throughout my campaign, I have stood with parents, educators and students calling for[Read More…]
International Real Estate Leader to Keynote Roosevelt University’s November 5 Real Estate Gala
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Gerald D. Hines, founder and chairman of Hines, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Real Estate Gala hosted by the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University. The event will be held on November 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Hosting Annual Skyway Jazz Festival on Nov. 14
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the 2015 Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Jazz Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, November 14, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, located on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event[Read More…]
Governors State Athletics Accepted into Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The Governors State University Athletics program has been accepted for membership in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). The CCAC is one of 24 National Association of Intercollegiate Association (NAIA) conferences, with a membership of colleges and universities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. GSU becomes[Read More…]
Kerry Howley to Read at Roosevelt University on Oct. 29 from Well-received Book on Fighting
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Writer Kerry Howley, author of the book-length essay Thrown, will read and discuss her work at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29 in Room 700 of Roosevelt University’s Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The reading is free and open to the public, and is part[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host First U.S. Concert with Feature Role for Chinese Harp
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Chicagoans will have a unique opportunity to see and hear a concert on Oct. 28 at Roosevelt University that will feature music for the Kong Hou, a beautiful Chinese instrument that has rarely – if ever – been a headliner for a U.S. musical performance. Musicians from[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C –-(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a tool that educators can use when selecting financial education curriculum for students. The curriculum review tool will help educators identify effective and unbiased material to increase the financial capability of students. By providing relevant evaluation[Read More…]
Senators Blumenthal, Durbin, Warren, Brown Demand Education Department Stop Unrestrained Flow of Federal Funds to Potentially Fraudulent For-Profit Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) demanded the U.S. Department of Education (ED) immediately take action to stop millions in federal funds from being provided to potentially fraudulent for-profit institutions, as uncovered by a recent[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces Grant for Olive-Harvey College
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly today announced that Olive-Harvey College has been awarded a $600,000 grant to implement an academic program that will assist low-income minority students earn STEM degrees that will lead to in-demand jobs. “I’m pleased that Olive-Harvey College is committed to encouraging people of[Read More…]
