Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, responded today to the Office of Management and Budget indicating that they have completed review of a proposed regulation which would remove the remaining barrier to HIV-positive visitors and immigrants. The proposal,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2009. Providing further evidence of the tremendous opportunity to use technology to improve teaching and learning, the U.S. Department of Education today released an analysis of controlled studies comparing online and face-to-face instruction. A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified over[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2009.  United States Senator Roland W. Burris delivered a speech from the floor of the United States Senate late Thursday demanding equal rights for members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.  Senator Burris, a staunch supporter of GLBT rights, renewed his commitment to equality during[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Hal Turner, an intermittent internet radio talk show host and blogger, was arrested today by FBI agents at his home in North Bergen, N.J., on a federal complaint filed in Chicago alleging that he made internet postings threatening to assault and murder three federal appeals court judges in[Read More…]

Rich East Special Olympian student-athletes Aaron Hudson {left} and teammate Jallien “Skyy” Mays, share an Olympic moment with the Windy City Rubber Ducky at the recent Illinois Special Olympic Games at Illinois State University. Hudson won the bronze medal and Mays earned the golds. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich[Read More…]

Volunteers help create a wood chip path to the Park Forest Bark District. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The dog days of summer have arrived. Saturday is the official opening of the Park Forest Bark District. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Bark District is scheduled for this Saturday, June[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2009. The Vermont quartet Phish (Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell, and Jon Fishman) finished the initial leg of their first tour in almost 5 years this past weekend with three sold-out shows in Noblesville, Indiana (6/19) and Alpine Valley Music Center in East Troy, Wisconsin[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2009. Following up on his remarks earlier this week at the National Charter Schools Conference in Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement urging states to work with charter school operators to turn around struggling schools and provide innovation and choice[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today kicked off the Department’s summer reading campaign–“Read to the Top!” –with the children’s classic books “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and “Where the Wild Things Are.” The Secretary read to young children, including his own, on the plaza of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2009. The Obama Administration today announced a shorter, simpler, and more user friendly Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that will make it easier to apply for college financial aid. The changes—some of which are already in place while others will be phased in over the[Read More…]