School Districts’ Annual Financial Profiles Reveal Consequences of Inadequate and Inequitable State Funding
Many school districts incurred debt to cover normal operations SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education...
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Rep. Stratton Legislation to Severely Limit Pre-School Expulsions
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Juliana Stratton, D-Chicago, passed legislation through the House to severely limit pre-school expulsions by...
ASPIRA Charter School Educators Sign Contract With Management
New contract averts what would have been first strike of a charter school network in U.S history. CHICAGO, IL...
Jay-Z and His Mom’s Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship Program Now Open for Students
April 30, 2017 is the deadline to apply Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - The Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship provides financial support to...
Rauner Administration Unable to Back Up Governor’s Claims with Concrete Plan for Funding Higher Education
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Members of the House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee questioned Gov. Bruce Rauner’s education secretary Thursday about comments made...
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) Offers FREE Business Workshops
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) offers FREE business workshops every Wednesday and Friday at...
Scammers are not “Friends” to Small Business Owners
By Rosario Méndez Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Scammers try to contact you in many ways....
After Rauner Comments, Appropriations Committee Asks Administration to Outline Higher Education Plan
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee will ask Gov. Bruce Rauner’s top education advisor to explain comments made...
Ad Company Helping Black Newspapers Survive and Thrive
Admodx on a mission to help black newspapers survive and thrive New advertising media company gives Black Newspapers their own...
Black Chamber of Commerce Aims to Increase Access to Capital for Dallas’s Minority Businesses
ATLANTA - On Friday, April 7, the U.S. Black Chambers Community Economic Development Corporation (USBC CEDC) in partnership with the...
