University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017 – It was the legal case that could be considered the fuel that ignited the modern civil rights movement. A train ride to Scottsboro, a tiny town in Alabama, not only changed the course of nine lives but the entire nation. See the true-life story come[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Speech Team Brings Home Individual Honors from Harper College Tournament
Prairie State College speech team members participating in a recent tournament at Harper College were (from left) Abigail Thompson, Lakeysha Moutry and Alyssa Beverly. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) speech team members brought home individual awards from a recent tournament at Harper College. Alyssa Beverly of Homewood[Read More…]
ASPIRA Educators to Announce Strike Date on Tuesday, March 7 As Negotiations Stall
Management balks at $100k in economic support for teachers, as publicly funded schools deliver surplus to parent agency. Strike – which teachers voted overwhelmingly to support – would be first in nation of charter school network. CHICAGO: With negotiations at a standstill, educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools will set a[Read More…]
Trump-DeVos Plan to Voucherize Public Schools Is Unlikely to Work in 85 Percent of Public School Districts, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
A sixth-grade Chicago classroom sits empty on the final day of school, June 2013. (AP/Scott Eisen) Interactive map allows readers to see whether vouchers would work in their school district Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. On the campaign trail, now-President Donald Trump laid out a plan to redirect $20 billion[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Offers Resource to Help Parents Discuss Jewish Community Centers’ Bomb Threats with Children
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has produced an online resource to help parents, families and educators discuss the recent wave of bomb threats and evacuations affecting Jewish Community Centers and day schools with young children and teens. The ADL resource, “Five tips for talking with[Read More…]
Governors State University Awarded New Kresge Grant to Expand Male Success Initiative
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. Governors State University in University Park, Illinois has received a second grant from The Kresge Foundation, one of the largest and most prestigious philanthropic organizations in the United States. First funded with a 3-year $875,000 grant in November of 2011 for their Dual Degree Program (DDP),[Read More…]
100 Years of Jazz Inspires Free Visual Arts Exhibition at Governors State University
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017– You might think it difficult to find ways to relate jazz music to the visual arts, but really there are many connections—obsession, improvisation and collaboration. Explore these principles in artmaking at Governors State University’s Visual Arts Gallery on March 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at[Read More…]
Annual Networking Event for Students of Color at Prairie State College on Thursday, March 2
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. The Male Success Initiative (MSI) program at Prairie State College (PSC) will host its 11th annual networking event, Ties That Bind, on Thursday, March 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Conference Center on the main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
South Suburban College Opens New Reading Center
The Grand Opening of SSC’s New Reading Center was well attended by students, faculty and administrators. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. South Suburban College was the proud host of the grand opening of their new Reading Center. The center, funded in part with federal grant funds, is the result of[Read More…]
Veterans Resources Fair Scheduled on Prairie State College Campus on Thursday, March 9
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Resources Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 9, in the Prairie Center on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Admission to the event is free. Attendees will be able[Read More…]
