Monthly Archives: February 2013
‘Don’t let the state’s fiscal crisis become our kids’ education crisis’
Last Friday, several organizations, such as Gamaliel of Metro Chicago, Chicago Commons, Christopher House, El Hogar del Niño, Erie Neighborhood House, Gads Hill Center, Latino Policy Forum, and Onward Neighborhood… Read more
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month (FAAM), and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is hosting nearly 200 events across the state to help students and families complete the Free… Read more
Chicago Unveils Comprehensive School Principal Quality Strategy
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced a comprehensive, multi-tiered Principal Quality Strategy to recruit, retain and reward quality principals with the goal of ensuring every… Read more
Febrero es el Mes de Concientización de la Ayuda Financiera
Febrero es el mes de concientización de la ayuda financiera (FAAM) y la Comisión de Asistencia a los Estudiantes de Illinois (ISAC) organizará casi 200 eventos en todo el estado… Read more
Senator Sandoval Calls Out CPS on Overcrowding
State Senator Martin Sandoval (D-11) addressed hundreds of Midway area residents that gathered at the CPS Midway Network town hall on underutilization, at Richard J. Daley College. “Mayor Rahm Emmanuel… Read more
Chicago se enciende con el Carnaval Brasileño
Por: Ashmar Mandou La población brasileña está explotando en Chicago y con una fuerza de energía y sonidos místicos innegables, no es ningún milagro que muchos chicaguenses en toda la… Read more
Mejor Corazón, un Mejor Tú
Por: Ashmar Mandou Como febrero es el mes de conciencia de la salud del corazón, las mujeres, especialmente las latinas, se les insta a tomar el control de su salud… Read more
No permita que la crisis fiscal del estado se convierta en la crisis de educación de nuestros hijos
El viernes pasado, algunas organizaciones, tales como Gamaliel de Metro Chicago, Chicago Commons, Christopher House, El Hogar del Niños, Erie Neighborhood House, Gads Hill Center, Foro de Política Latino y… Read more
Registration Still Open for After School Matters® Spring Programs
After School Matters is currently accepting applications for its Spring programs, most of which begin early February. After School Matters unique programs offer teens an opportunity to explore and develop… Read more
Arisen from the Grave of the Drug Trade
By: Daniel Nardini In the 1980’s and 1990’s, it was the most violent city in all of Latin America and indeed the world. The drug trade was so much a… Read more »