Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For many unemployed workers, job searches can be a long and frustrating road. Job fairs are an excellent way for job seekers to explore potential employment opportunities, which can lead to great jobs. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting its annual fall job fair on Wednesday, October[Read More…]
Schools
$21.8 Billion Distributed to Promote Educational Improvement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today the distribution of more than $21.8 billion in formula grants to support state-administered programs that support teachers and help students reach high standards. Formula grant programs are noncompetitive awards based on a predetermined formula and provide funding for[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Announces up to $12.5 Million in Recovery Act Funding for New Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering through[Read More…]
HUD Charges Illinois University with Allegedly Violating the Fair Housing Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it has charged Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to allow a student with epilepsy and blindness to live in a dormitory with her trained service dog. The Fair Housing Act[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Fights to Save College MAP Grants
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today joined hundreds of Illinois college students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Student Center in an effort to rescue the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). Those attending the Governor’s Town Hall Meeting to Save College Scholarships rally called on the Illinois[Read More…]
$6.6 Million in Striving Readers Grants Awarded to Help Struggling Readers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2009. Eight states will receive $6.6 million in Striving Readers grants to improve the literacy skills of struggling adolescent readers, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today. The purpose of the Striving Readers program is to raise reading achievement in Title I-eligible middle and high schools[Read More…]
Documentary Exposé, A Forgotten Injustice, at GSU
Mexican Americans forced out of the United States during the Depression. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Title V-Latino Center for Excellence at Governors State University is sponsoring a special presentation by journalist Vicente Serrano of his documentary exposé, “A Forgotten Injustice,” on October 8, at 4:30 p.m., in The[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady Before Peformance At Pittsburgh CAPA High School
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2009 – 11:34 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Good morning! (Applause.) How are you all doing today? AUDIENCE: Good! MRS. OBAMA: This has been a great morning for us. Don’t we think, my fellow spouses? What do we think of these students? (Applause.) Bravo! Thank you so much,[Read More…]
Durbin Introduces Legislation to Make College Textbooks More Affordable
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2009. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced legislation designed to help students manage costs by making textbooks available to students, professors and the public for free on an easily-accessible website. This bill, known as the Open College Textbook Act, would create a competitive grant[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Band Parents Present 28th Annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 11
Marian Catholic’s Spartan Band performs at a recent half-time show on the home field. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Marian Catholic High School Band Parents will present their 28th annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the school’s East Gymnasium, Sr. M. Paul[Read More…]
