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Chicago STEM Youth Program Hosts Public Fundraising Event

Preparing children for potential careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is what educators strive to do, but some children, particularly children of color,...

DePaul University names 3 new trustees

CHICAGO (AP) - DePaul University has chosen three graduates - all Chicago business executives - to serve on its 40-member board of trustees. In a...

Study: Music Education Could Help Close The Achievement Gap Between Poor And Affluent Students

Closing the achievement gap between low-income and affluent students could be as simple as do-re-mi. In a study out Tuesday from Northwestern University, researchers looked...

Chicago Fathers Take their Children to the First Day of School

Phillip Jackson, founder of the Black Star Project, greeted children and parents on their first day of school at Mollison Elementary Tuesday.  Third Ward...

Pediatricians' RX for Schools: Later Start Times

CHICAGO (AP) -- Pediatricians have a new prescription for schools: later start times for teens. Delaying the start of the school day until at least...

Kids' brains reorganize when learning math skills

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sometime in elementary school, you quit counting your fingers and just know the answer. Now scientists have put youngsters into brain...

The 2014 Bud Billiken Royal Court crowned, readies for 85th annual parade

The 2014 Bud Billiken Court has taken their royal seats and is ready for the 85th annual Bud Billiken Parade. Parents, friends and Chicago Defender...

College President Gives $90,000 Of His Salary To Lowest-Paid Employees On Campus

  Raymond Burse, interim president of Kentucky State University, elected to have his salary decreased from $349,869 to $259,745 in order to boost the paychecks...

The School-To-Prison Pipeline Can Start Even Before Kindergarten

An essay that appeared recently in The Washington Post has brought renewed attention to discipline disparities taking place across all school levels, even in...

Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum Talks 'Privilege' In Higher Education

Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum recently announced she would be stepping down from her position after more than 12 years of leading the...
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