The budgeted capital improvement work will begin immediately and is scheduled to be completed when school opens in August 2023, said Dr. Glenn Wood, Superintendent of Schools.
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Posted inCampus, Local, Plainfield
College financial Aid & FAFSA workshop
This event will include a presentation that will cover average college costs, types of financial aid, and how to apply. There will also be a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion workshop.
Posted inCampus, Entertainment, Joliet
USF faculty member Dr. Jiafeng Yan will be in concert at USF’s Sexton Auditorium
The University of St. Francis (USF) has three spring concerts as part of the Music at Moser series. All performances take place in Sexton Auditorium on USF’s main campus in Joliet. Tickets cost $5 for children, alumni, non-USF students, and seniors; $10 for adults; and are complimentary for USF students and staff with ID, Saturday, April 2, 2022.For ticket purchasing options, visit stfrancis.edu/music-at-moser or call 815-740-3395.
Posted inCampus, News, Politics, State
State Board of Education issues guidance to combat school to prison pipeline
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala announced the state’s first guidance for school districts to ensure that disciplinary policies do not violate civil rights laws. The guidance is aimed in part at addressing the connection between exclusionary school discipline practices and increased rates of incarceration, often referred to as the school-to-prison pipeline.
Posted inCampus, Politics, State
Hastings measure to provide veteran dependents with scholarship assistance
State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Frankfort) passed a measure to create greater access to the MIA/POW Scholarship for children of veterans.
Posted inCampus, Joliet
Joliet Public Schools Dist. 86 gold medal science winners
The junior high students who recently competed in the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Extravaganza are winners.
Posted inCampus, Joliet
School Dist. 86 host African American Wax Museum
In celebration of Black History Month, fifth grade students at A.O. Marshall Elementary School hosted a live wax museum, focusing on African Americans, at their school. In preparation of the event, the students researched, created a display, and wrote a narrative about a notable African American person. The students even dressed up like the person at the event.
Posted inCampus, Health, Joliet
USF nursing certification rate surpasses state, national average
The University of St. Francis (USF) recently announced that its Leach College of Nursing students’ pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) – Registered Nurse rose to 86% in 2021, which is an increase of 5% in comparison to 2020 (81%). The data is based on candidates completing the licensure examination for the first time upon graduation from an Illinois approved nursing education program. The average places USF above both the Illinois and national averages (both of which were 82% for 2021). A full data report is available through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at www.idfpr.com.
Posted inCampus, News, Plainfield
Parent group presents mental health strategies program
District 202 will share easy strategies to strengthen mental health and wellness for both students and their parents at a community program at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2022.
The district 202 Plainfield Parent Community Network (PPCN) will present this special free program in the auditorium at Plainfield High School – Central Campus, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive, Plainfield. Please Park on the north side of the building near the Freshman Center/Door G.
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Student loan borrowers and advocates agree: Cancel student debt, 84% of student borrowers call for $50K debt cancellation
On May 1, the federal pause on student loan repayments is set to expire. One of President Joe Biden’s first executive actions exercised his authority granted in the Higher Education Act. As the end of the extension nears, an estimated 44 million student loan borrowers and their collective $1.6 trillion debt will soon be affected. But a broad and diverse national coalition of more than 140 advocates is urging Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to take a further step: cancel student debt mired in its varied income driven repayment (IDR) programs. Black borrowers are a vocal part of the effort to eliminate the unsustainable financial burden.
