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World’s Largest Laundromat to Host National Literacy Summit
Berwyn’s World’s Largest Laundromat, which is true to its name, will continue to lead on the topic of literacy by hosting a national summit March 1st. Coinciding with Read Across… Read more
Reasons Pre-School Years Are a Prime Time For Learning
Much of the discussion about education focuses on the K-12 years, but some early childhood education experts suggest serious learning can start even earlier and pay dividends for the child… Read more
Study: Homicide rate doubles for Hispanics
By: Ashmar Mandou According to a new study by the Violence Policy Center (VPC), approximately 54,000 Hispanics were killed with guns in the United States from 1999 through 5015, with… Read more
Chicago High Schoolers Get a Hands-On Lesson in Energy Efficiency from Exelon
Youth from across Chicago recently learned to design and build their own energy efficient homes at the Gary Comer Youth Center. Powered by Exelon and the National Energy Education Development… Read more
Cicero School District 99 Opens New STEAM Lab at Lincoln Elementary
District 99 hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Lab on February 23rd. The lab is housed at Lincoln Elementary, 3545 S…. Read more
Estudio: El Indice de Homicidios se Duplica para los Hispanos
Por: Ashmar Mandou De acuerdo a un nuevo estudio de Violence Policy Center (VPC) aproximadamente 54,000 hispanos fueron asesinados con armas de fuego en Estados Unidos de 1999 al 2015,… Read more
Estudiantes de Secundaria de Chicago Reciben una Lección Práctica de Exelon Sobre Eficiencia Energética
Jóvenes de todo Chicago aprendieron recientemente a diseñar y construir sus propias casas eficientes en energía, en Gary Comer Youth Center. Impulsado por Exelon y National Energy Education Development (NEED)… Read more
El Distrito Escolar 99 de Cicero Abre Nuevo Laboratorio STEAM en Lincoln Elementary
El Distrito 99 presentó la ceremonia del corte de cinta que inauguró un nuevo laboratorio STEAM (Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería, Arte, Matemáticas) el 23 de febrero. El laboratorio está ubicado en… Read more
Madigan Alerts Residents to School Violence Tipline
Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinois residents to the School Violence Tipline for anyone to anonymously report threats of violence or weapons violations on school grounds. Madigan urged Illinois… Read more
Over 1,400 Noble Network of Charter Schools Students Registered as New Voters
On Tuesday, ahead of the state’s deadline, students and staff from the Noble Network of Charter Schools delivered 1,421 students’ new voter registration forms to the Cook County Board of… Read more
