Year Up Chicago Recognizes Talent Among Urban Young Adults in Chicago
Despite their apparent talent and motivation, 6.7 million young adults in this country lack access to higher education and careers that provide them with a living wage.
At the same time, our economy needs help. U.S. businesses are calling for more and better-trained talent to compete on the global stage, but there will not be enough skilled workers to meet that demand.
1st of March 2013
8th of February 2013
NBC closes the popular neighborhood site, EveryBlock
The site that connected neighbors, everyblock.com, has suddenly shut down and wished its users a farewell, leaving users wondering what happened.
4th of January 2013
Free Training Program for Business Owners to begin in April 2013
Grow Your Business Training Program to Begin in April 2013
As a business owner would you like to:
Learn to think more entrepreneurially?
Learn how to better manage your business?
Better understand how to utilize the internet and e-commerce?
Develop a business plan and strategically plan for the future?
The Grow Your Business training program will provide you with over 80 hours of instruction specifically designed to improve your bottom line. The goal of this training program is to dramatically increase your operating efficiency and take advantage of growth opportunities.
10th of December 2012
“We Are the Reporters in Our Neighborhood”
Youth participants from the Westside Writing Project showcase their videos at the 2012 Annual Media Showcase, held at the Richard M. Daley Library.
16th of November 2012
A great learning opportunity for Business Owners
Grow Your Business Training Program
As a business owner would you like to:
Learn to think more entrepreneurially?
Learn how to better manage your business?
Better understand how to utilize the internet and e-commerce?
The Grow Your Business training program will provide you with over 80 hours of instruction specifically designed to improve your bottom line. The goal of this training program is to dramatically increase your operating efficiency and take advantage of growth opportunities.
25th of October 2012
Join After School Matters – Learn, Create, and Explore
After School Matters is still accepting applications for its Fall programs. Programs in the arts, communications, science, sports and technology!
17th of October 2012
Digital Technolgy at Humboldt Parks Fingertips
The classes were quick, and very informational as the teacher never missed a beat.
4th of October 2012
PRCC-IIT IPRO Begins New Phase of Project
The IPRO team is making progress toward developing a process to Document, Digitize, and Distribute the PRCC materials.
Gooru Learning is Hot!
Gooru is a free search engine for learning. Teachers and students can use Gooru to search for rich collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, games and quizzes created by educators in the Gooru community. Collections are aligned to standards and currently cover every 5th-12th grade math and science topic, with other subjects coming soon.