EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014 — The University of Oregon, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State and in partnership with Coursera, enters the MOOC world April 7 with the launch of a free, two-part Massive Open Online Course designed to help educators more effectively teach English as[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces City-Wide Strategy to Increase Access to a High-Quality, Cradle-to-Career Stem Education Pipeline for Students
Citywide STEM Strategy Seeks to Triple the Number of Students with STEM Credentials by 2018 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today a city-wide strategy to increase Chicago students’ access to high-quality STEM learning experiences from early childhood through college and career. The city-wide strategy will strategically bring together[Read More…]
Statement by Alan K. Cubbage, Vice President for Northwestern University Relations, in Regard to Decision by NLRB Regional Director
EVANSTON, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2014. Northwestern University is disappointed by today’s ruling by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board finding that Northwestern University’s football players who receive grant-in-aid scholarships are employees and directing that a secret ballot election be held to determine whether the football players should be[Read More…]
National Labor Relations Board Issues Decision in Northwestern University Athletes Case
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2014. Regional Director, Peter Sung Ohr, has issued a Decision in 13-RC-121359 finding the Grant-in-aid scholarship football players are employees under the NLRA and has directed an election to take place. The parties have until April 9, 2014 to file with the Board in Washington, D.C. a[Read More…]
PSC Team Named Champions of Medium School Division During 2014 Novice Nationals Speech Tournament
Members of the Prairie State College team named champions of the medium school division during the 32nd Novice Nationals Tournament hosted by Northern Illinois University were (front) Destin Patton-Warner and (standing, from left) Sanni Mohammed-Haruna, Allysha Nobles, and DaQuawn Bruce. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC)[Read More…]
Rich East-Rich South Team Wins Illinois College Advising Corps Scholarships
Rich Township students recently teamed togther to win the 21-team Illinois College Advising Corps Literacy Bowl at UIC. The students each won a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. The students are (from left): Angel Barnes, Brandi Marks and Karlito Richardson (Rich South) and Lakeya Woods, Dazzo Wilnewic[Read More…]
White House Report: Race to the Top Setting the Pace for Gains across the Education System
More support for educators and increases in student achievement are among signs of progress as anniversary of President Obama’s signature education reform approaches WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. In the four years since the Obama Administration announced its first Race to the Top grants, the President’s signature education initiative has helped[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady Before Number Seven School Classroom Visit, Chengdu, China
Chengdu, China–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014 – 11:16 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) Well, I’m very excited to meet all of you. I am here to learn from you. I’m very interested to hear all the things you’re doing here at the Number Seven School. I’m really interested to see how the[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host Job Fair on April 16
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) invites job seekers to attend the 2014 Spring Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, in the Conference Center of the college, located at 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The fair is co-sponsored with UPS and The[Read More…]
Champaign and Vermilion County Schools Tops in Youth Archery Tournament
IDNR Hosts Tournament That Draws Hundreds of Young Archers to Springfield SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources hosted the National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament March 22 in Springfield. More than 870 young men and women competed in the day-long event held at the Orr[Read More…]
