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YMCA Ready to Help Chicago Public Schools Parents
The YMCA of Metro Chicago will reactivate its popular School Days Out program at eight membership centers around the city, if Chicago Public Schools close due to a teacher’s walk… Read more
Triton to Host Hispanic Heritage Month Events
In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Triton College Diversity Work Group is hosting a pair of events that will engender pride, and engage the community in a discussion about… Read more
October is College Changes Everything Month in Illinois
In Illinois, October is College Changes Everything® (CCE) Month, a campaign launched by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to address the change to “early FAFSA” and assist students who… Read more
State Representative Opens College Doors to Local Students
Over 50 families successfully completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during a workshop sponsored by State Representative Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24th). Starting this fall, the FAFSA form will… Read more
USCIS Approves DACA Request for Chicago Immigrant Youth
By: Ashmar Mandou Chicago immigrant rights organizer and educator Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco has received notice that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved her request… Read more
CPS Provides Additional $5.7 Million to Schools with Declining Enrollment
Chicago Public Schools announced that the District will be providing some schools that experienced steeper than expected enrollment drops with an additional $5.7 million in program support to help protect… Read more
Chicago Teens Perform, Celebrate After School Matters’ 25th Anniversary at Annual Gala
Approximately 1,000 civic, corporate and community leaders attended the After School Matters® Annual Gala on Monday, Sept.19th at Chicago’s historic Navy Pier to celebrate 25 years of successfully providing after-school… Read more
Stay in School Initiative Helps Improve Graduation Rates at CPS Schools
Eleven years after the Stay in School Initiative was created by Exelon, ComEd and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago to fight the high dropout and truancy rates in various… Read more
Mexicans in Chicago
By: Brian Flood The groundbreaking career and scholarship of Louise Año Nuevo Kerr, the late UIC professor and administrator, was honored Sept. 16 at Student Center East when more than… Read more
Women’s Energy Summit Donates to Girl Scouts to Spark New STEM Program
The Women’s Energy Summit (WES) presented a check for $5,000 to the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana on September 20th to help fund a new program focused… Read more