Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, listens to the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul University; describe the new classroom building on the Lincoln Park Campus that houses the departments of English and history of art and architecture. The building was funded in part by a grant from the[Read More…]

Compromise Reverses Doubling of Student Loan Rates WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Bill Foster (IL-11) voted in favor of the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (HR 1911), a bipartisan compromise that reverses the July 1 doubling of student loan rates from 3.4 percent[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to present an exhibition entitled Rinnio Della Vita from Monday, August 19th through Thursday, September 12th in the Dorothea Thiel Gallery.  There will also be an Artist Reception for artists Anne Farley[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  Five education leaders from around the country—including a state legislator, elementary school principal, testing and measurement expert, and two parent/general public members—have been appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board to serve four-year terms, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today. Four leaders were reappointed[Read More…]

Under new calendar all CPS schools begin Monday, August 26th – one week ahead of the traditional post-Labor Day start CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barbara Byrd-Bennett today launched the School Year 2013-2014 back-to-school campaign at Brennemann Elementary School, 4251[Read More…]

Includes Nearly $4.8 Million to Columbia College Chicago for Major Campus Improvements; Grants to Create Thousands of Local Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced $54.8 million in grants to colleges and universities in the Chicago area, including nearly $4.8 million for major improvements at Columbia College, the[Read More…]

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Matteson Elementary School District 162’s 2013-2014 registration for new and returning students will be August 7th – August 9that the Matteson School District 162 Office, 4601 Sauk Trail, Richton Park. At registration, student packets containing important information concerning grade, school, teacher assignments, and bus assignments will be distributed. Student[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cynthia Johnson, a veteran educator at Rich East High School in Park Forest, was recently selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in English Language and Composition. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Lillian and Larry Goodman Center at Roosevelt University, located at 501 S. Wabash Avenue, will be held on Wednesday, July 31 at 11 a.m. The 27,834-gross-square-foot field house located at one of Chicago’s most prominent intersections, the southeast corner of Congress[Read More…]

Includes $1.3 Million to Augustana College for Major Campus Improvements ROCK ISLAND–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced $3.1 million in grants to Augustana College in Rock Island, Knox College in Galesburg and Monmouth College. The grants are part of $90 million set aside this fiscal year in the[Read More…]