Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2015. Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will conduct registration for the 2015-2016 school year for new and returning students from June 23 through August 11 at 21st Century School, 240 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest, on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, and on Thursdays,[Read More…]
Schools
Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Chicago Teachers’ Union Negotiations
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 “We are encouraged that both sides finally acknowledge that CPS is in a fiscal crisis and lacks the resources to provide additional compensation, and that is a step in the right direction. We urge CTU leadership to come back to the bargaining table. After years of[Read More…]
Two Southland College Prep 2015 Graduates Take Top Honors at National Forensics League National Speech and Debate Tournament
Erik Thomas ( c.) being congratulated on placing first in Poetry at the National Forensics League tournament by Andrew Malone ( l.) Southland College Prep speech coach and Cheryl Frazier ( r.) Director of Forensics and Theater. Dallas, TX-(ENEWSPF)- Two 2015 Southland College Prep Charter High School graduates took top[Read More…]
Education Department Appoints Special Master to Inform Debt Relief Process
Special Master will advise on borrower defense issues and creating a debt relief process that is efficient, transparent, and fair for students and taxpayers. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015. As a next step to provide students who attended Corinthian Colleges the debt relief they are entitled to, Under Secretary Ted Mitchell[Read More…]
Roosevelt University, Harper College and High Schools Join Forces for Sciences
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015. In a unique arrangement, Roosevelt University, Harper College and three Northwest suburban school districts will work together to enhance educational opportunities in the sciences for high school teachers and students in the Northwest suburbs. High school biology teachers from Districts 211, 214 and 220 will be able[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Settlement with IL High School Association Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Student Athletes with Disabilities at State Meets
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a settlement with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) to ensure student athletes with disabilities have full and equal opportunities to compete and earn points for their teams at state meets held by the IHSA. Under the settlement, student athletes[Read More…]
Governors State University Basketball Players Named to Spring Athletic Directors Honor Roll
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2015. The following student athletes at Governors State University have been named to the Athletic Directors Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.0 or better: Men’s Basketball: Haki McLaurin * of Chicago Ammanuel Ayalew * from Ethiopia Saieed Ivey * of Chicago Christopher Seaton * of Calumet[Read More…]
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Recipients of 2015 President’s Education Awards Program
Nearly 3 Million Hard Working, Dedicated Students from more than 30,000 Schools Honored Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education today announced the 2015 President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, honoring nearly three million students from more than 30,000 public, private and military schools from all 50 states,[Read More…]
Author of ‘Soundless Roar,’ Ava Kadishson Schieber, to Speak at DePaul University on June 23
Ava Kadishson Schieber artist, poet and author of “Soundless Roar: Stories, Poems, and Drawings,” will offer reflections of survival during the Nazi occupation in a talk at DePaul University June 23. (Photo courtesy of Ava Kadishson Schieber) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Artist and poet Ava Kadishson Schieber, who as an[Read More…]
Statement from Dept. of Education on House Republicans Advancing Major Cuts to Education Funding
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015 “At a time when America’s kids need more and better education to compete with their peers around the world, House Republicans have advanced a proposal that shortchanges students at every level—from pre-k through college—while stifling innovation and incorporating ideological riders that would block much-needed college accountability.[Read More…]
