Program Asks Chicago Kids to Read at Least 20 Minutes a Day This Summer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon and over 500 Chicago preschoolers and kindergarteners at the Museum of Science and Industry to launch the 2015 Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and Senator Durbin Announce $6 Million Accelerated STEM and Leadership Academy Pilot at Phoenix Military Academy
Research Partnership with the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Lab Will Examine STEM Models that Prepare Students for College and Career Success CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senator Dick Durbin joined the United States Army and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials today to announce $6 million in funding[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Colleges of Chicago Board Appointments
New Board Members Bring Diverse Experience in Educational Development and Planning CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the appointment of four new members of the Board of City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) who will work to build on the significant gains in student outcomes under CCC’s Reinvention initiative,[Read More…]
Printers Row Lit Fest to Feature DePaul University Authors, Experts
(Courtesy of Chicago Tribune) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. Author Clark Elliott, transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman and librarian Morgen MacIntosh-Hodgetts — DePaul University faculty and staff members — will be among the speakers at the Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Lit Fest June 6-7. Billed as “the largest gathering of book lovers[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Visits Students Receiving Free Eye Glasses at John Charles Haines Elementary
Mayor’s vision program has distributed 50,000 pairs of glasses since launch Mayor Emanuel visits with students receiving free eye glasses at Haines Elementary. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited John Charles Haines Elementary School today to meet with students receiving eye[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Responds to ITT Tech’s Claims
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent the following letter in response to Chief Executive Officer at ITT Educational Services, Inc., Kevin Modany’s claims about the for-profit college’s operations in a letter he sent to Durbin last week. Modany’s letter was in response to a[Read More…]
BREAKING: Graduating University of Chicago Students Occupy Admissions Building to Stop Budget Cuts and Layoffs in Midst of $4.5 Billion Capital Campaign
University of Chicago continues to put prestige before people, say students. Where is the money going? CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. Graduating students at the University of Chicago have just started a sit-in on the first floor of Rosenwald Hall (admissions) at 1101-11 E 58th St. Students say they are sitting in[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins King Willem-Alexander And Queen Máxima Of The Netherlands To Take Part In A Tour Of Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy
Visit By Royal Couple Comes On The Heels Of Brooks College Prep Recently Being Ranked As The 16th Best High School In Illinois By U.S. News And World Report Mayor Emanuel joins their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands taking part in an interactive tour of Gwendolyn[Read More…]
Ugandan Educator Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe to Visit DePaul University
School for New Learning to host film screening, breakfast with commencement speaker Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a Ugandan educator who empowers women and girls who survived brutality at the hands of rebels, will give a commencement address for the School for New Learning at DePaul University. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO[Read More…]
Waterloo: A defining Battle in Military History
June 18 marks 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo “An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo,” written in 1817, gives a detailed narrative of the political events connected to the surrender of Paris and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 4,[Read More…]
