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U of I expected to boost arena renovation budget

chijournalista - July 24, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — University of Illinois trustees are expected to agree to increase the budget for renovating the State Farm Center in Champaign by...

Union Severs Ties With United Negro College Fund Over Koch Money

chijournalista - July 11, 2014

WASHINGTON -- One of the largest labor unions in the country is severing its ties with the United Negro College Fund over the storied...

High School Graduate Accepted into Yale, Princeton and More

chijournalista - July 8, 2014

High School graduate Desmond Amuh had always dreamed of the Ivy League life, and with his 3.8 GPA, it’s no surprise. His dilemma though,...

Fewer Students Are Going Hungry Thanks To A Landmark Program

chijournalista - June 24, 2014

When Mayor Bill de Blasio approved New York City's $75 billion budget last week, his signature on a key aspect of the spending plan...

Male Faculty Are Making A Lot More Than Female Faculty At Some Of The Best Colleges

chijournalista - June 24, 2014

Several of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country pay male faculty on average about $40,000 more than their female colleagues, according...

A Chicago High School Moves To Head of Class

chijournalista - June 19, 2014

When Alan Mather of Lindblom High School won the first Golden Apple award for principals in early May -- and praise from community and...

One-Hundred Percent of Urban Prep Graduates Accepted into College

chijournalista - June 18, 2014

CHICAGO--For the fifth consecutive year, 100 percent of Urban Prep’s graduating class has been accepted into four-year universities and colleges. This was the first...

CPS Teachers, Staff Lose Jobs at Three Schools

chijournalista - June 18, 2014

CHICAGO—As the school year has come to an end, there is a chance that 292 teachers and staff will be looking for new work...

Bronx Teen Went from Foster Care to Full College Scholarship

chijournalista - June 18, 2014

Stories about children shuffling through the foster care system don’t always end with a fairytale adoption -- but Tyree Grant's did. The 18-year-old high school senior was...

One Chart that Makes it Clear College Tuition is Becoming Unaffordable

chijournalista - June 18, 2014

What makes college tuition more expensive? Americans' flatlining incomes. A new chart made by our friends at FindTheBest shows not only has college tuition grown significantly faster than...