New Registration Dates Added Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Due to a generous $20,000 grant from the State of Illinois, Prairie State College (PSC) is offering a free class, Bridge to Manufacturing Careers, from 1 to 4 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17. The course is intended to prepare students[Read More…]

Candlelight Vigil, Other Protests Planned CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2011. Arbitrary school closings, turnarounds, consolidations, phase-outs and other drastic “school action” reform measures will not reduce the achievement gap among Chicago Public School students.  Ignoring poverty, income disparities and racial inequities within the city’s school district only deepens the education divide. This[Read More…]

Anthony Molaro (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Anthony Molaro associate dean of library and instructional technology. In that role, he will provide vision, leadership, and support to the faculty and staff of the library and the staff in instructional design and technology, as well[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University’s Graduate Program in Reading is sponsoring The Literacy Zone, a reading tutorial program for students in grades six through high school, on Tuesdays, from January 24 through April 17, from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. This 12-week, one-to-one program brings students experiencing reading problems together[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Verizon Wireless is awarding $20,000 to Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois, which recently gained the most votes in a text-to-win contest.Students also will enjoy a visit from Chicago Bears starting cornerback Tim Jennings, who will appear at a school pep rally on Mon., December[Read More…]

Report Shows For-Profit College Students Fare Worse Overall than Nonprofit, Public College Students WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced that a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report debunks the for-profit college industry’s longtime excuse for poor student success rates at their schools: [Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University has received an $875,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation, which will be used to enhance the university’s innovative Dual Degree Program (DDP). The Kresge Foundation announced the three-year grant on November 29. During the grant period, GSU will use funding from the Foundation to[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) voted to approve the proposal by Governors State University’s Board of Trustees to add lower division programming to the university’s upper division and graduate offerings. GSU will enroll its first freshman class in August 2014. “GSU’s decision to admit[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- St. Lawrence O’Toole celebrated Family Reading Night. This night is sponsored by Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian, and the Illinois Center for the Book. It is an annual statewide event that encourages families to spend quality time reading together. The night was filled[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nineteen members of Forest Trail School’s National Junior Honor Society attended the tree lighting ceremony in Park Forest and decorated a tree with ornaments they had created. “The students had a great time helping to make our community beautiful. They did a great job,” said[Read More…]