Inspiration celebration puts spotlight on Catholic education Former Blue Demon basketball player, Thomas Kleinschmidt, is a teacher and head basketball coach at Gordon Tech College Prep, where he was honored May 6 at an Inspiration Celebration. (Photo by Carol Hughes) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013.   For their dedication to educating and[Read More…]

Over 65 Department Officials Shadow Teachers Across the Country Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013.  U.S. Department of Education (ED) officials from across the country went “Back to School” today, shadowing teachers across the country. Over 65 officials will take part in the second annual event designed to give Department officials an[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Editor’s Note: A Spanish-language version of this press release is provided below. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced the appointment of Alejandra Ceja as the new director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The Initiative is tasked with expanding academic excellence[Read More…]

Gillian Steele CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013. The job outlook for 2013 college graduates is showing signs of slight improvement, according to officials at DePaul University’s Career Center. “We have seen a 22 percent increase in job postings when comparing July 1, 2012, to March 3, 2013, with the same period last[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2013. As I hope you have heard by now, Lindblom WILL BE in session on May 9. What follows is a letter from Dr. Stephanie Whyte to the Lindblom Community about the Meningitis that struck Savon Smith. Dear Lindblom Parents/Guardians & School Staff: We were deeply saddened to[Read More…]

University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013 – Governors State University is offering three one credit hour astronomy workshops at the Merrillville Community Planetarium, Pierce Middle School, 199 East 70th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana. Current GSU tuition and fees for one credit hour per course. Each workshop meets for two Saturdays from 9[Read More…]

University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014 – The definitive voices on classroom management, Dr. Harry Wong and his wife, Dr. Rosemary Wong, will provide important insight, information, and strategies to administrators and teachers on June 24 and 25, at the Holiday Inn in Matteson. The workshops are sponsored by the Governors[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013.  Message from Principal Mather about school being closed on Wednesday, May 8, 2013: Parents, Today, we learned that the cause of Savon Smith’s death was a form of bacterial Meningitis. While the type of Meningitis is not contagious, the Chicago public schools has decided to close school[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013.  Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Education hosted a Google Hangout—”Celebrating African American Teachers in the Classroom”—at Howard University in Washington, D.C moderated by Tamron Hall of NBC News. The panel, comprised of African American educators from across the country, discussed the rewards of the teaching[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013.  In 2009, Roosevelt University President Chuck Middleton made an unprecedented offer to all students in the first two graduating classes at Chicago’s recently opened Social Justice High School: if they excelled in high school and met certain academic standards, they would receive a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to[Read More…]