Chicago’s Exploding Tech Startup Scene: Second to None first posted by Rebecca lliff, Huff Postt Tech, January 28, 2013 After having left Chicago for the West Coast nearly six years ago, I recently returned on a technology-related business trip anxious to assuage my FOMO on perhaps the greatest tech opportunity in the U.S. Within […]
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Education Committee Revs Back Up In 113th Congress posted on Huffington Post by Joy Resmovits, Education Reporter It’s back to school for Congress. Today, Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, held his first organizational meeting with the 113th Congress’s iteration of his committee. In his opening remarks, Kline […]
Jenkins To Receive Lifetime Achievement Opening Minds Award for Pioneering Pathways in Music Education for Children from Chicago Metro AEYC By Chicago Metro AEYC CHICAGO, JAN. 17, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Chicago music legend and First Lady of Children’s Music Ella Jenkins will receive the Lifetime Achievement Opening Minds Award at a private reception in Chicago […]
Daniel Edelman Dead At 92: Media Pioneer Called ‘Marketing And Public Relations Genius’ Dies By VERENA DOBNIK 01/15/13 06:18 PM ET EST An undated photo provided by Edelman Public Relations shows the company’s founder Dan Edelman. Edelman died in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. He was 92. (AP Photo/Edelman Public relations) NEW YORK — Daniel […]
New Survey Finds Opening Minds Early Care and Education Services as Highly Effective and Transforming Chicago Metro AEYC Identified as a Leader in the ECE Field for Professional Development CHICAGO — Most experts agree that high quality early childhood education experiences begin with a teacher who understands how young children learn and develop. What is […]
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The Business of Late Night Television
Jimmy Kimmel Starts a New Late-Night Shift The Talk-Show Host Considers His Prospects in a Rapidly Changing Time Slot By: Brian Steinberg — TV Editor, AD AGE MEDIA NEWS Published: January 07, 2013 ABC Jimmy Kimmel When “Jimmy Kimmel Live” makes its debut in the 11:35 p.m. time slot on ABC Jan. 8, it will mark just the […]
George Lepauw makes Beethoven belong to Chicago. Chicago pianist George Lepauw. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune / December 27, 2012) John von RheinClassical music critic 4:22 p.m. CST, December 27, 2012 George Lepauw lives his life according to a precept he picked up as a very young child studying piano with Aida Barenboim, mother of former CSO music director Daniel Barenboim, […]
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Decluttering Tips from the Pros
Decluttering Before the New Year By Maureen Jenkins, Special to CNN updated 12:17 AM EST, Thu December 27, 2012 Time off work during the holidays is a perfect time to tidy up your home and work spaces to start the New Year right. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Do your New Year’s resolutions include a push to clean up? […]
THREE NEWTON’S GO UNCOVERED EACH DAY: CAN COMMUNICATORS BRING CHANGE? (click this headline to see video) DOUG SIMON, President & CEO of D S SIMON PRODUCTIONS, wonders what those in the communication space can do to address the issue of gun violence. The horrors of the slaughter of innocent children and school personnel have understandably shocked the […]
Living in the Wake of Violence Important advice from Gail Conway, Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children (CMAEYC). Living in the Wake of Violence Our Hearts Go Out to the Families in Connecticut By Gail Conway, M.Ed A young boy interrupts the latest news update […]