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The College of American Pathologists Names New Vice President of Education and Publications
NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 17, 2024-- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) announces its new vice president of Education and Publications. In this role, Tina Schwartz will oversee the development and implementation of educational initiatives and publications that support pathologists in their practices and professional growth. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240617709869/en/ Tina Schultz, Vice President of Education and Publications (Photo: Business Wire)
Here are Chicago’s new school board districts
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.This November, Chicago voters will elect school board members for the first time to govern Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s fourth largest school district.The change will end 30 years of mayoral control.Activists and parents started pushing for the ability to elect Chicago school board members roughly a decade ago, after years of education reform that changed how schools were funded, how teachers were evaluated, how many schools were opened and closed, and who operated them.In 2021, state lawmakers passed legislation to create a half-elected, half-appointed 21-member elected school board in Chicago by 2025 and a fully-elected board by 2027.Explore more in this interactive map.
Five days in video: Northwestern’s pro-Palestinian encampment
For five days, April 25-29, 2024, pro-Palestinian activists encamped on Deering Meadow at Northwestern University, calling on the University to disclose and divest from Israel. The encampment was dissolved upon the reaching of an agreement between protestors and the University, ending five turbulent days. The Daily Northwestern captured in video...
Chicago’s Opportunity Index takes center stage in school budget drama
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Cheryl Connor, the mother of three students at Sabin Dual Language Magnet School, first heard of Chicago Public Schools’ Opportunity Index this spring when she learned her Northwest Side campus faced a tighter budget for the coming school year.The district overhauled its approach to budgeting this year, aiming to downplay enrollment size as a factor, provide all schools with certain base positions – and steer more dollars to schools serving the city’s most vulnerable students. The index, which factors student demographics, neighborhood metrics, and historical...
NU announces inaugural recipients of Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund awards
Northwestern University has selected eight innovative and high-potential research projects in the life sciences to receive critical seed funding from the Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund. This new resource provides vital bridge funding for promising initiatives within Northwestern’s $1 billion research portfolio, targeting efforts nearing the end of their public financing but not yet ready for private-sector investment — a precarious phase known as the “Valley of Death” in the startup world.
A Deficit Without Communication
Browsing the Reynolds Club posters, one can’t ignore Divest UChicago, UChicago Against Displacement (UCAD), and Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) work to put UChicago Board of Trustees’ funding on full display. Reading further, one learns UChicago is investing in Palestinian genocide and environmental degradation, gambling and losing $20 million on cryptocurrency. And then, just a moment later, you might receive an email, reminding you to get your second-year formal tickets to the rented-out Adler Planetarium.
Corey Wolf ‘living the dream’ as new Shepard hoops coach
For Corey Wolf, obtaining the ultimate high school basketball prize started in the summer of 2007. Wolf was playing for a Richards team that had showed much promise, having gone 26-3 and winning a regional title the previous season. Then-Bulldogs coach John Chappetto let his players know when summer league play began how good he thought they could be.
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