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Stamford Native Releases Children's Book Centered Around Mental Health - Stamford, CT - The book, which is available on Amazon, will soon be incorporated into the Stamford Public Education Foundation's Summer Start Program.

“The summer months are the perfect time to reinforce skills learned during the previous year and prepare them with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the classroom and in life," Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said in a statement. 

More students than ever are graduating early, participating in study abroad and earning extra credentials through enrollment in Summer Session classes at Purdue.

A series of aggressive affordability and accessibility measures, led by a move to freeze tuition for over a decade, is helping Purdue University counter a troubling trend where a growing number of Indiana high schoolers, particularly Black and Hispanic students, are choosing to bypass college.

Purdue University saw its largest class of incoming freshman with 10,191 new students last fall, with overall enrollment at a record 49,639.

Purdue University saw its largest class of incoming freshman with 10,191 new students last fall, with overall enrollment at a record 49,639.

Purdue University saw its largest class of incoming freshman with 10,191 new students last fall, with overall enrollment at a record 49,639.

Gary Bertoline stood in front of Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood on Indianapolis’ east side and delivered the keynote address to 113 students who were set to graduate from PPHS and embark on the next chapters of their lives.

Megan Nagel, associate chief academic officer and associate professor of chemistry at Penn State Greater Allegheny, has been named the campus’ interim chancellor and chief academic officer through June 30, 2023. She succeeds Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Jacqueline Edmondson, who recently announced her departure to become the president of the University of Southern Maine. 

In a presentation to the Penn State Board of Trustees on Feb. 18, Penn State President Eric J. Barron highlighted the power of philanthropy across the University's fundraising campaign's three themes to Open Doors, Create Transformative Experiences and Impact the World.