Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East High School has recently received a $233,000 School Improvement Grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to administer federal dollars in areas of school improvement, which will lead to student achievement. The plan includes a parental involvement piece that will provide classes and activities[Read More…]
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Statement from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on House Passage of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2009. “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to give America’s college students the biggest increase in financial aid since the GI Bill. The bill will guarantee increases for the Pell Grant program for the 2010-11 year and beyond. It will overhaul federal student loans to make[Read More…]
PSAE Scores Soar at Rich East High School, Top District 227
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The sonic boom heard over Park Forest recently had nothing to do with US Air Force military aircraft. It was one of the many after effects following the release of the Prairie State Achievement {PSAE} Test Scores, which showed soaring improvements from Rich East students. Over the[Read More…]
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Designates 314 Schools as 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools
URL to list of Blue Ribbon Schools updated at 9:20 p.m. on September 15 Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced 314 schools as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Secretary Duncan was joined by Maryland State Superintendent Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Montgomery County Board of[Read More…]
Gov. Quinn Announces ‘Real World Design Challenge’ Partnership
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois will participate in a national education initiative that puts high school students alongside industry experts to gain engineering experience by developing a solution to a proposed challenge. Governor Quinn made the announcement during the iBIO Institute’s launch of Finding Your[Read More…]
Student Loan Default Rates Increase
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that the FY 2007 national student loan cohort default rate increased to 6.7 percent, up from the FY 2006 rate of 5.2 percent. The rate announced today is a snapshot in time, representing the cohort of borrowers whose[Read More…]
Nature Photographer Presents Perfect Pictures at GSU
University Park , IL–(ENEWSPF)– Noted nature photographer, Mel Katz of Chicago will discuss how to visualize a picture and take a better photograph at a discussion on September 30, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the University Library at Governors State University. “The Nature of Photography” presentation will center on what[Read More…]
School District 163 to Take Up Personnel Matters After Budget Hearing
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Board of Education for School District 163 will meet in Budget Hearing/Regular Session, Monday, September 14, 2009 at the District Office, 242 South Orchard Drive, Park Forest, Illinois. The Budget Hearing will be held in the Board Room at 8:00 p.m. The Regular Session will be[Read More…]
Illinois Student Assistance Corps To Deploy Throughout State
Decatur, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2009. Illinois Student Assistance Corps (ISACorps) members are being deployed in every community college district throughout Illinois and will begin work Monday, September 14, following completion of a final workshop in Decatur. Funded by the federal College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP), the Corps bolsters the Illinois[Read More…]
Remarks by Treasury Secretary Geithner at White House Task Force on Middle Class Families Meeting on College Access and Affordability
Syracuse, New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. Mr. Vice President, Secretary Duncan, Chancellor Cantor, I am pleased to join you today to discuss the importance of college education and college affordability to the U.S. economy and American families. This subject is touching close to home these days because next week I’ll be[Read More…]
