Attorney General Jeff Sessions Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017. The Department of Justice and the Department of Education today withdrew guidance for educational institutions, issued in 2015 and 2016, that took the position that the prohibitions in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and implementing regulations against discrimination on[Read More…]
Schools
ASPIRA Charter Teachers Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike
Educators cite management failures in accountability, transparency, classroom support as basis for authorizing what would be first strike of charter school network in U.S. history. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017. At a boisterous picket and rally, educators at ASPIRA’s four charter schools announced the results of their strike vote this afternoon: 93[Read More…]
Annual Prairie State College Foundation Special Event Benefits Student Scholarships
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. Each year, hundreds of Prairie State College (PSC) students turn to the Foundation for assistance paying for tuition and textbooks. To help meet these needs, the PSC Foundation hosts an annual special event to raise money for scholarships through donations, dinner reservations, and a silent auction.[Read More…]
Strike Vote by ASPIRA Educators Sets Stage for First Charter Strike in U.S. History
Lack of accountability, transparency is undermining conditions in classrooms, say educators, who will vote to strike on Wednesday. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2017. A rally in support of ASPIRA educators will take place on Wednesday, February 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Aspira Early College/Pantoja High Schools, 3121 North Pulaski Road in Chicago.[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Student Wins Top Social Justice Award for Community Activism in Northwest Suburbs
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. There are times in life when becoming involved and making change for the greater good become imperative. That moment came for 32-year-old Roosevelt University student Jessica “Jessy” Santini on March 6, 2015 when Santini’s younger brother, Mikey Santini, who was also a Roosevelt student, died of a[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Fall 2016 Dean’s List
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each year by awarding them a place on the PSC Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better, have completed a minimum[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Fall 2016 Part-Time Honors Students
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) part-time students who have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher and who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better, have been added to the fall 2016 PSC Part-Time Honors list. PSC recognizes part-time honor students at[Read More…]
Prairie State College Nursing Program Ranked in Top 20 RN Programs in Illinois
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. The Nursing Program at Prairie State College (PSC) recently was named one of the “Best RN Programs in Illinois” by RegisteredNursing.org. PSC’s program took spot 17 of the top 30 that were ranked. There currently are 76 RN programs in the state. “After analyzing nursing programs[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Charter High School’s Speech and Forensic Team Places First in Performance in the Round Event at IHSA State Speech Tournament
PEORIA, ILL. –(ENEWSPF)– February 19, 2017—Southland College Prep Charter High School placed first in the Illinois State High School Association (IHSA) State Speech tournament for the Performance in the Round event and took fourth place in Poetry Reading. The school’s nine-member Performance in the Round group, which staged the African[Read More…]
University of Chicago Smart Exhibition Upends Classical Style
Louis Dupré, Portrait of M. Fauvel, the French Consul, with View of the Acropolis, 1819, Oil on canvas. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Woods, 1980.33. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld Even the most casual observer is probably acquainted with[Read More…]
