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The FIVE WORST Colleges in Illinois for 2024
What qualifies as a "bad college?" One of the most crucial factors to consider when evaluating a college is its graduation rates. If your students aren't graduating from your college, what are you even doing? It's that simple. As someone who attended several different colleges and universities, I won't put...
Spending up, test scores down as Chicago mayor rejects staffing cuts
(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to accept budget savings proposed by Chicago Public Schools administrators. CPS proposed a budget of $9.9 billion for 2025, with $149 million in new spending over 2024. The budget includes administrative staffing reductions to cover a $500 million deficit. Johnson rejected the proposed cuts.
Meijer Takes Tech-Forward Approach to Back-to-School Shopping
Midwest retailer Meijer is helping families prepare to go back to school with a new online tool that promises to make school supply shopping easier than ever. The digital School Supply List technology lets customers enter their zip code, search for their school's supply lists, then add items to their cart with a single click.
‘The world was never the same’: Northwestern protests in 1968 and 2024
They protested in the spring, knowing that they could get arrested and kicked out of college. By then, demonstrations were already spreading across the nation. Columbia University students occupied multiple university buildings, leading to more than 700 arrests when the police cracked down violently. At Northwestern, the students knew that...
Western Illinois University withonevoice Concerts Begin Thursday
Western Illinois University is hosting a group of choral professionals this week, with public performances scheduled in Macomb and Chicago. withonevoice, a new, non-profit professional vocal ensemble of 16 singers based in Chicago, IL, began a week-long residency program at the WIU-Macomb campus on Sunday. The ensemble will include professional musicians and teachers from Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona with a vision to provide performances, educational experiences and workshops that promote vocal versatility and exploration.
ETHS Foundation supports school when tax funding falls short
The Evanston Township High School Foundation has raised more than $12 million for new and upgraded facilities, resources and programs for ETHS students since its inception 16 years ago. The foundation has consistently supported updates to the school’s infrastructure that aim to make learning more equitable and better prepare students for opportunities after high school.
Valparaiso University provides admission pathway to City Colleges of Chicago students
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso University and the City Colleges of Chicago announced a partnership Monday that gives CCC students an admission pathway to the private university. To qualify for guaranteed admission, City Colleges of Chicago students must have at least a 2.5 GPA and complete an Associate in Arts,...
Amid anxiety about Chicago charters’ fate, CPS proposes a slight overall budget boost
Data analysis by Thomas WilburnSign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Melina Pereyra, a mom at the Acero charter network’s Cisneros campus, heard earlier this summer that her child’s Southwest Side school might cut staff.She’d heard talk of city leaders’ disenchantment with school choice and of looming fiscal deficits tied to the end of federal COVID relief dollars. She worried: Would the district balance its budget on the backs of its charter schools?But in a $9.9 billion proposed budget for next year released this week, Chicago Public Schools has avoided this approach....
Tiny but mighty: Northwestern University Press is a leader in humanities publishing
From a small house on Noyes Street within view of the main Northwestern campus on Sheridan Road, 15 dedicated employees and one graduate fellow think and write about “works of enduring scholarly and cultural value.” Subjects vary. Eventually a few of these ideas become books. This is the...
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