State’s Attorney Hosts Law Day for Local Students
More than 30 students from Bouchet Math and Science Academy in Chicago spent the day at the George Leighton Criminal...
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Living Up to the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education
By Marc Morial President $ CEO, National Urban League “Education is perhaps the most important function of state and local...
ISBE to Kick Off Summer Meals program
Ensuring low-income students are well fed while school is out SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)...
PARCC Test Will be Shorter, Easier to Administer Beginning Next School Year
PARCC states vote to simplify test administration and shorten test time while ensuring reliable results SPRINGFIELD, IL — The new...
Black Woman Entrepreneur Opens New Bed & Breakfast in Durham, N.C.
TheLRoomBNB (The "L" Stands for Ladies) -- "Every Woman Deserves A Mini Break" Not Your Ordinary B & B; For...
Black College Football Attendance at All Time High
SIAC football fan attendance once again leads the country Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (S-I-A-C) once...
Tobolski, Preckwinkle Announce New Veteran Business Outreach Initiative
Military veterans will be encouraged to certify with Cook County as Veterans Business Enterprises (VBEs), a designation which could help...
State Senator Cunningham: Report Details Compensation Abuses, Administrative Bloat at State Colleges and Universities
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Months of work by members of the media and the Illinois General Assembly have culminated in a...
The Women’s Business Development Center Offers June Programs That Support and Accelerate Women’s Business Ownership
WBDC provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and...
2015 R&D STEM Learning Exchange Challenges Showcase Event
Students from 17 Illinois high schools to demonstrate solutions to real-world Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) problems CHICAGO, IL...
