More than 60 Percent of CPS Students Outscore National Peers in Reading CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2017. Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Forrest Claypool and CPS Chief Education Officer Dr. Janice K. Jackson today announced that more Chicago elementary students than ever before are meeting or exceeding standards for math and reading. For[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Welcomes Two New Deans to its Administration
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) recently welcomed two new deans to campus. Carol Fawcett, dean of allied health and emergency services, and Janice Kaushal, dean of career technical education, both joined the PSC administration in July. n her new role at the college, Fawcett provides vision, leadership[Read More…]
Workshops Imagine Future for Urban Design at UChicago
Faculty and practitioners from across the country gather to share insights, look ahead CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld Across the University of Chicago campus, researchers from a variety of disciplines are engaged in thinking about urban design and architecture and its future on campus. Along with UChicago Urban, Bill[Read More…]
Golf Outing to Support South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Program on September 15
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. The 2017-18 South Suburban College Baseball Team is hosting their 12th Annual Bulldog Baseball Golf Outing to raise funds for athletic equipment and travel costs for nationwide tournaments. The Bulldog Golf Outing will take place on Friday, September 15, 2017, at Lincolnshire Country Club,[Read More…]
DePaul University Joins 2112
Music, film, creative and tech industry incubator lands first university member CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2017. Higher education and music innovation are intersecting in Chicago as DePaul University joins 2112 – the first of its kind music, film and technology incubator on the city’s Northwest Side. The arrangement, led by DePaul’s[Read More…]
UChicago: World’s Smallest Neutrino Detector Observes Elusive Interactions of Particles
UChicago physicists play leading role in confirming theory predicted four decades ago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2017 By: Steve Koppes In 1974, a Fermilab physicist predicted a new way for ghostly particles called neutrinos to interact with matter. More than four decades later, a UChicago-led team of physicists built the world’s smallest[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Moreno Break Ground on New Athletic Fields for Roberto Clemente IB World School and Wells Community Academy High School
$6.5 million investment will go towards building competition-size facilities in the first ward CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Alderman Proco Joe Moreno yesterday to celebrate the groundbreakings of new athletic facilities at two Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Roberto Clemente IB World School and Wells Community Academy High School.[Read More…]
Senator Durbin to Betsy DeVos: Why Won’t You Stand Up for Students and Hold For-Profit Colleges Accountable?
DeVos Response To Durbin Inquiry Reveals No Progress Toward 2017 Data Required By Regulation WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today slammed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to delay the implementation of the Gainful Employment (GE) rule, which requires[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Issues Amendatory Veto to Ensure School Funding Bill is Fair, Equitable for All Students
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2017 – Today, Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to Senate Bill 1, the school funding bill. The matter now heads to the Illinois General Assembly, where the governor has respectfully requested that lawmakers uphold his changes. If these changes are upheld, Illinois will achieve historic education[Read More…]
Park Forest Youth Commission to Host 18th Annual Youth Day Back 2 School Celebration on Saturday, August 19
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2017. The Park Forest Youth Commission will host the 18th Annual Youth Day Back 2 School Celebration on Saturday, August 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DownTown Village Green (Cunningham & Main Street). The event will include a school supply giveaway (supplies are[Read More…]
