Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009.  A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine finds that the majority of the nation’s Head Start programs report doing more to support healthy eating and physical activity than is required by existing federal regulations. Head Start is the nation’s largest federally funded[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4 and 8: “Today’s results show that our nation’s biggest cities are continuing to make progress.[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Social Work Department will host an information session for individuals interested in learning more about the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program on Thursday, December 17, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., in the university’s E Lounge. The MSW program director will be available[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Looking for something to do on Saturday’s as the chill of winter sets in? Then perhaps fun and informative classes at Rich East High School may be just the remedy for your winter chills. As part of its receiving a $232,000 School Improvement Grant from the Illinois[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College (PSC) speech team captured six individual medals and placed sixth overall at a recent tournament held at Kishwaukee College in Malta, Ill. Individual winners are as follows: Nadia Crawley, of Park Forest, tournament champion in Informative Speaking; Etta Oben, of Matteson, third place[Read More…]

Members of Generation Green include (kneeling l-r): Paul Jenkins ’11 (Country Club Hills), Johnathon Brodeur ’12 (Steger), Kyela Wilson ’12 (South Holland), Summer Fields ’12 (Richton Park), Dareon West ’13 (Harvey), and Harrison Sherman ’11 (Chicago Heights). (Standing l-r): Alex Jackson ’11 (Dolton), Amanda Dickman ’11 (Park Forest), Katie Lentes[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College’s (PSC) sixth annual Holiday Cheer Events are underway and continue through Thursday, December 10. The college welcomes community participation in many of the events. Currently a drive is underway collecting items for the Jones Center in Chicago Heights. Items needed include new toys, clothes,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has recognized ten Rich East students from among more than 19,000 students from across the state as 2010 “Illinois State Scholars.” The Rocket Illinois State Scholar are: Doris Arevalo, Alexia Caulker, Rebecca Curl, Sara Fiorenzo, Amy Okichich, Andrew Phillips, Matthew Phillips,[Read More…]

CHAMPAIGN–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today announced funding for three construction projects at the University of Illinois’ (U of I) Urbana-Champaign campus, and Southern Illinois University’s (SIU) Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. The funding is part of the Illinois Jobs Now! capital plan, which will revive the state’s economy by[Read More…]