Serve Illinois Commission Announces $15.6 Million for AmeriCorps Programs
28 grantees will place 1,682 AmeriCorps volunteers in communities SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and...
Education
ISBE Announces More Than 200 Illinois Schools to Participate in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
$5.23 million awarded for the 2015-16 school year SPRINGFIELD — Students across the state will have access to free fruits...
Coloring Outside the Lines Equals Success at GCE Lab School
Nontraditional learning method spurs 100% college rate and nonstop enthusiasm CHICAGO, IL – As Chicago teens head back to...
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announces 2015 Apple HBCU Scholars Program
The deadline is September 18, 2015. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – Tech giant Apple, maker of the iPod, iPad, and iPhone, has...
Illinois Continues to See Strong Minority and Low-Income Participation on AP Exams
State’s minority and low-income participation continues to outpace national average, with these groups showing record gains in test scores SPRINGFIELD,...
Top 10 Back-To-School Scholarships for Black and Minority Students in 2015/16
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) –It's that time of the year again! School is back in session, and high school seniors are being...
Closing Schools Is Just “Another Form of Killing” – BYP100 Stands with Dyett Hunger Strikers
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) stands in support of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett, a group of outraged community members,...
Rewriting the History of American Sociology: Groundbreaking Book Makes Case That W.E.B. Du Bois is Primary Founder of Modern Sociology
NORTHWESTERN NEWS: www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/ Du Bois and colleagues at black university produced first scientific school of sociology ‘Racism, power and money...
Back to School Safety Advice for Parents and Students
Click the image to download a flier. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) is encouraging parents and...
Illinois Students’ ACT Score Ranks Highest Among States That Administer the ACT Statewide
Growing number of Illinois students are considered college ready in individual subject areas SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois students are tied...
