Monthly Archives: August 2013
Berwyn Dollars for Scholars Names Recipients
The City of Berwyn Dollars for Scholars Committee has named two Berwyn students recipients for this year’s awards. Ms. Ylse Bear, a Morton West High School graduate, who will attend… Read more
Oportunidades de Carrera para Latinos en Campos STEM
Por: Nuevo Futuro ¡Este es el trato! Sinónimo de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas – pero, ¿Porqué es la palabra de moda en educación estos días? Bien, hay muchas oportunidades… Read more
Local First Chicago Launches “Back to School” Buy Local Campaign
Local First Chicago is launching their new “Back to School” Buy Local campaign which encourages parents to shift some of their back-to-school purchases from big box retailers to local independently-owned… Read more
CEO de CPS Asiste a la Inauguración de Secundaria IB en Back of the Yards
El Alcalde Rahm Emanuel y la CEO de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago, Barbara Byrd-Bennett asistieron a la inauguración de la nueva secundaria en Back of the Yards, que incluye… Read more
Could Immigration Reform Help Housing?
By: Daniel Nardini U.S. President Barack Obama, in a desperate bid to try and get stalled immigration reform legislation through the U.S. House of Representatives, stated that helping undocumented… Read more
CPS, CPD Announce Release of Welcoming School Safe Passage Routes
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Garry McCarthy announced the release of Welcoming Schools Safe Passage routes made available to… Read more
Aniversario de DACA
Por Ashmar Mandou El año pasado, el Presidente Obama firmó la orden ejecutiva DREAM, la que cambió la vida de miles de estudiantes indocumentados en el país, permitiéndoles un camino… Read more
Boys and Girls May Have Different Obesity Risk Factors
While some behaviors increase the risk of obesity for both boys and girls, new research shows there are gender differences. For instance, although being on a sports team reduced the… Read more
Mount Sinai Hospital Opens New Birth Center
Mount Sinai Hospital’s Birth Center opened its new birthing suite, designed for mothers desiring natural childbirth, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 9. The suite offers advanced obstetrical… Read more
Far From the English Speaking World
By: Daniel Nardini My father used to tell me that he grew up in the Italian ghettos where the first language of choice at home was of course Italian…. Read more »