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Western International University Provides Back-to-School Advice for Working Adults

Western International University Provides Back-to-School Advice for Working Adults

It is back-to-school time, and Western International University (West), a subsidiary of Apollo Education Group, Inc., is offering tips to help the millions of adult students heading back to the… Read more »

Ways to Change How Teachers Function  in K-12 Classrooms

Ways to Change How Teachers Function in K-12 Classrooms

Less than half of high school graduates who took the SAT in 2013 were prepared for college, continuing a five-year trend. Less than half – 44 percent — who took… Read more »

America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa

America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa

Behind every number, there’s a story. Dramatic changes in the demographics of this country are playing out in mainstream America, shifting the cultural landscape and deeply impacting how we look,… Read more »

Chicago Public Library Hosts First-Ever Back to School-A-Palooza

Chicago Public Library Hosts First-Ever Back to School-A-Palooza

Chicago Public Library invites elementary school-age children, 5 – 12 years old and their families; to the first ever Back to School-A-Palooza, a series of 20 children’s concerts to be… Read more »

St. Augustine College Receives Grant from Jenzabar Foundation

St. Augustine College Receives Grant from Jenzabar Foundation

On July 30th, St. Augustine College received a $10,000 grant from the Jenzabar Foundation to expand its Writing Across the Curriculum initiative. This program improves writing and comprehension skills for… Read more »

Action Now Triunfa al Sobrepasar los 10,000 la Campaña de Registro de Votantes

Action Now Triunfa al Sobrepasar los 10,000 la Campaña de Registro de Votantes

Action Now se anota un triunfo al registrar a 10,000 residentes de Chicago para votar, en menos de dos meses. Los residentes gustosamente han llenado lasa formas de registro citando… Read more »

The Danger of Depression

The Danger of Depression

by Daniel Nardini One danger sign is depression. It can happen to the best and brightest of people as well as those who are struggling in academia. The pressures of… Read more »

Grupos de Asesoría se Unen en la Semana de Concientización Para Dejar de Fumar

Grupos de Asesoría se Unen en la Semana de Concientización Para Dejar de Fumar

Por: Ashmar Mandou Esta semana, el Departamento del Salud Pública de Chicago (CDPH), junto con más de dos docenas de grupos locales se unieron el mismo lema: “Nadie Deja de… Read more »

Los Libros <em>Barrio</em> Tienen Leyendo al Departamento de Policía

Los Libros Barrio Tienen Leyendo al Departamento de Policía

La semana pasada, durante la Caminata por la Paz, el autor latino y líder cívico, Robert Rentería, dio al Departamento de Policía de Chicago un nuevo medio de enseñanza, su… Read more »

Conozca al Presidente…

Conozca al Presidente…

Dana Grove es el octavo presidente de Morton College (Cicero, IL). Antes de unirse a Morton, fungió como vicepresidente ejecutivo de planeación educativa y funcionario de operación en jefe de… Read more »