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U.S. Nominees Selected for UIA Golden Cubes International Awards Program Celebrating K-12 Architecture Education Programs
New York Center for Architecture Foundation, Chicago Architecture Foundation among top winners CHICAGO , March 23, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) announced today four National Nominees that will represent the United States in the international phase of the inaugural Architecture & Children Golden Cubes Awards conducted by the International Union of Architects (UIA). The Awards are being organized to recognize those individuals and organizations that lay the foundations of an architectural culture and help students, from pre-school up to age 18, to understand architectural design and the processes by which our environment is shaped.
Find the Perfect Graduation Gifts at LeatherTree.com!
ISLAND LAKE, Ill. , March 22, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — LeatherTree.com, a leading online supplier of leather briefcases and office accessories, is pleased to offer a variety of new quality leather bags, briefcases and leather desk sets in stock now for the upcoming graduation season.
State school board reports 2,000 teacher layoffs in 2010
By Diane S.W. Lee Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — More than 2,000 Illinois public school teachers got pink slips last year, and superintendents claim state budget cuts and late state aid payments are to blame.
Harris School students meet with African leaders
Last December a dozen Harris School of Public Policy students had the rare opportunity to sit down with the presidents of Rwanda and Madagascar to discuss development strategies and assess the need for international aid in each nation. In a Harris School exercise Tuesday, March 8, at Chicago’s Aon Corporation, the student group presented two memos, one for each country, with recommendations they would make to the U.S.
Illinois Arts Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Champion: – Morgan Joyce Williams of Springfield High School Moves on to Nationals
ILLINOIS — Illinois’ 2010-2011 Poetry Out Loud State Finals took place Friday, March 11, 2011 in Springfield’s Hoogland Center for the Arts. The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce that Morgan Joyce Williams, a senior at Springfield High School, has been named State Champion.
Robert R. McCormick Foundation Awards $250,000 for Reporting Workshops
Journalists, bloggers and educators will receive free training on coverage of six topics: political polling, the census, Islam, tracking stimulus dollars, public pensions and the impact of the economic crisis on families CHICAGO , March 14, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — A $250,000 grant will fund journalism training on six key topics through the Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s Specialized Reporting Institute (SRI) program.
Abolish all Illinois public school districts? Not yet
By Diane S.W. Lee Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Some lawmakers in Springfield got an earful in recent days from school board members and superintendents opposing proposed legislation that could jeopardize their jobs.
Illinois Arts Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Finals: March 11th in Springfield’s Hoogland Center for the Arts – Congratulates Participants & Regional Winners from Champaign, Chicago, Deerfield, East Moline, Edwardsville,…
ILLINOIS — The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce Illinois’ 2010-2011 Poetry Out Loud State Finals, featuring recitations by sixteen regional contest winners from throughout the state. The event will take place on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.
Drivers’ ed costs once again issue at Statehouse
SPRINGFIELD — Schools may soon get a lot more control over the cost, and make-up, of their drivers’ education classes. Lawmakers in Springfield heard a proposal Wednesday that would let local schools set the fees for students to take drivers education.
Schools ask for more money from state
By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — More money. That’s Illinois Education Superintendent Craig Koch’s message to Gov.