Attorney General Continues Crackdown on Scam Artists Preying on People Struggling to Repay Student Loans & Launches Student Loan Helpline for Borrower Assistance Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed five lawsuits against companies targeting people struggling to repay their student loan debt. The Attorney General alleged[Read More…]

The 94 tablets, which were created by Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian civilizations, vary in size, with most of them smaller than a cellphone. The largest tablet measures 4 inches by 2 inches and the smallest measures 1 inch by 1 inch. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. Dusty,[Read More…]

DePaul’s film school hosts free screenwriters forum DePaul’s Page One screenwriters conference takes place May 2 at the Loop Campus Daley Building, from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. Before a single frame of an Oscar-winning movie, action blockbuster or TV smash hit is ever filmed, each[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. South Suburban College’s Office of Continuing Education and STEM Department are partnering to offer courses to help fill the summer days with activities that will inspire and challenge kids and young adults.  SSC is pleased to offer several STEM for Kids classes at the Main[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015 – 11:30 A.M. EDT   THE PRESIDENT:  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  Please have a seat.  This is one of my favorite days because it gives us a chance to acknowledge some folks who so often are giving so much and, let’s face it, aren’t[Read More…]