CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012.    By Mayor Rahm Emanuel   Too many children wake up each morning with a view of downtown Chicago and our glittering skyline but the economic opportunity in those buildings might as well be a world away. Social, economic and family dysfunction create a divide between our[Read More…]

Winning Entries Will Receive Rain Barrels for Storm Water Recycling SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today launched its 2012 Rain Barrel Design Competition to educate students on storm water management and to highlight the positive impact of green initiatives. The competition, now in its third year,[Read More…]

Groups Announce Series of Town Halls, Teach-ins, Workshops, Other Events to Engage and Mobilize Teachers, Parents and Community Members WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012.  To advance a community- and educator-driven agenda for public school reform, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and leaders of parent and community groups today announced a[Read More…]

Harper College’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Will Use Funding to Expand Statewide WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012.   U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Labor has awarded a total of $12,939,459 in funding through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training program to expand[Read More…]

PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) congratulates members of the Adjunct Faculty Association for its successful union election.  The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a 50 to 9 win for the adjuncts in Duquesne University’s McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts.  “We are delighted, but not[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012.   Today a new report from the Center for American Progress tackles the serious issue of public school funding inequity by identifying often-overlooked features of school funding systems that exacerbate inequities in per-pupil spending rather than reduce them. “Inequitable funding of U.S. public schools contributes[Read More…]

Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  On Friday, September 21, the Conflict-Free Campus Initiative, or CFCI, at UW-Madison will host a kickoff event introducing how students can get involved with promoting conflict-free technology on campus in order to stop the trade of conflict minerals funding armed groups in eastern Congo. The Conflict-Free[Read More…]

Dr. Gebeyehu Ejigu (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Gebeyehu Ejigu, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff at Governors State University, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in China at South China Normal University during the Fall 2012 semester, according to the United States Department of State[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Office of Career Services at Governors State University is sponsoring a career fair for people interested in careers in business, communications, and technology. In addition to employment opportunities, the fair will also include internship opportunities. The 2012 Business/Communications/Technology Career and Internship Fair is on Thursday, September[Read More…]

$10.3 million public-private partnership to boost careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today unveiled a unique $10.3 million public-private partnership that will better prepare thousands of Illinois students for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Joined by Illinois[Read More…]