School District 163. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois State Board of Education has named three Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 schools 2009 Spotlight Schools. The schools include Mohawk Intermediate Center, 21st Century Preparatory Center and Beacon Hill Primary Center. Mohawk has received the designation for five[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2010.  The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is pleased to announce its partnership with Fifth Third Bank to present the College Smart Fair, April 23-24, at the University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East.  The two-day event is part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Money Smart[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2010.  Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today announced that landmark legislation to make college more affordable and accessible had passed the U.S. Senate.  The legislation must now go to the U.S. House for a final vote before heading[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Department of Social Work at Governors State University hosted an induction ceremony for the newest members of Omicron Beta, the GSU chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society, the social work honor society, on Friday, March 19. To be considered for the Phi Alpha Honor Society[Read More…]

Markus Schomer. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Markus Schomer, CFA, chief economist, PineBridge Investments, discussed the future of the economy at the Prairie State College Economic Forecast Breakfast. Schomer provided a broad perspective on the economy and explained the importance of evaluating the global fund market as they key to[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Transformations Lecture Series at Governors State University continues with a presentation by Tom Tresser, community activist, creativity champion, and defender of the Commons, on Wednesday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Honors. Tresser’s topic will be “Championing Creativity and Change: Working[Read More…]

Lee Woodruff will speak at Governors State. (Photo: Stefan Radke) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University will welcome Lee Woodruff to campus on Wednesday, April 21. Woodruff will discuss her intriguing life as an author, PR exec, Good Morning America contributor, wife of ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff, and founder[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on The Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2009, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4 and 8: “Today’s results once again show that the achievement of American students isn’t growing fast enough. After modest[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010.  Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a landmark measure to make college more affordable for millions of Americans, and create jobs that stay in the U.S., at no cost to taxpayers. The House passed the bill, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, by[Read More…]

Group Interpretation team members perform “Protestants Cry, Too” for Marian Catholic students in the Library. Actors include Mary Lou Herbias (Calumet City), Jaime Patriarca (Park Forest), Jonathan Williamsen (Steger), Conor Keane (Oak Forest), Kiayla Jackson (Sauk Village), Jaboukie Young-White (Harvey), Kyle Fitzgerald (Park Forest), and Adam King (Lansing). Not pictured[Read More…]