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COMMENTARY: Demystifying Student Performance Via Parental Engagement — Page 3 Week of March 20, 2019

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DURING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES EMPLOYERS TO LOOK AT INJURY RATES AMONG WOMEN IN THEIR WORKPLACES National Safety Council analysis indicates that women are disproportionately impacted by certain safety issues – most notably nonfatal workplace violence, with 70 percent of all assault-related injuries involving days away from work occurring to females. PAGE 2

70 Percent of nonfatal workplace assault injuries occur to women according to a National Safety Council analysis.

BUSINESS

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Progress for working women has stalled, according to The Economist’s 2019 glass-ceiling index PAGE 4

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Survey shows teacher shortages growing throughout Illinois

Chicago Sees Groundbreaking Chicago Film, Television and Media Production in 2018

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

ILLINOIS YMCA YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT CELEBRATES THEIR 70TH YEAR OF TEACHING DEMOCRACY Illinois YMCA Youth and Government recently celebrated their 70th year of teaching democracy through a hands-on learning experience where students across the state took on the actual roles of state government. On, March 15-17, more than 1,000 teens and over 200 volunteers from across Illinois converged on Springfield and “took over” the Capitol and Supreme Court Buildings and ran a model legislative and judicial program where students sat in their counterparts’ actual seats — from the Governor’s office where the Youth Governor held meetings and signed bills, to the House and Senate Chambers where students tried their hand at getting their bills passed and all the way to the Supreme Court where they argued cases and decided on mock appeals. Additionally, students took on the roles of the media, lobbyists and participated in a State Issues Forum to give the experience a complete and well rounded feel.

The Assembly acts as the culmination of the IL YMCA Youth and Government program — a year-round civic engagement and service learning experience that offers high school age teens from across Illinois the opportunity to participate in a student–run model government program.

HEALTH

NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION’S 2019 SLEEP IN AMERICA® POLL SHOWS DISCIPLINED SLEEPERS REAP REWARD The National Sleep Foundation’s (NSF) annual Sleep in America® poll shows that disciplined sleepers can afford the occasional shift of at least one-hour in their sleep schedules without paying the price the following day.

These individuals also scored an average of 6 to 11 points higher on the Foundation’s Sleep Health Index® than those with the most variable sleep timing, indicating notably better sleep health.

The 2019 Sleep in America poll shows a strong correlation between sleep schedule consistency and feeling well-rested the following morning. When contrasting the most disciplined sleepers to those with the most variable sleep schedules, those with the strictest schedules were nearly 1.5 times more likely to report feeling well-rested.

In fact, those with excellent sleep health are nearly 3.5 times more likely to report feeling well-rested on a typical weekday than those with poor sleep health.

LAW & POLITICS

EARLY EVIDENCE SUGGESTS MORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR WHERE MARIJUANA SALES ARE LEGAL U.S. auto insurers are examining how recreational marijuana is impacting motorist behavior and claims-filing patterns, according to a new Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) white paper. A Rocky Road So Far: Recreational Marijuana and Impaired Driving explores marijuana impairment’s impact on a motorist’s driving abilities, how states deal with marijuana-impaired motorists, and marijuana’s broader implications for U.S. roadway safety.

Early results aren’t promising, the I.I.I. found. There are signs legalizing recreational marijuana pushes accident rates higher, while it can be difficult to detect whether a driver is high on marijuana. There is currently no ‘breathalyzer’ equivalent for marijuana impairment,” write I.I.I.’s Chief Actuary James Lynch and I.I.I.’s Senior Research Specialist Lucian McMahon, the white paper’s co-authors, referring to the device which detects alcohol-impaired motorists. Moreover, when a motorist consumes both alcohol and marijuana, and then drives, that motorist is 25 times more likely than a sober one to be involved in a fatal accident, the I.I.I.’s white paper notes, pointing to a 2017 study in Injury Epidemiology.

During Women’s History Month, National Safety Council encourages employers to look at injury rates among women in their workplaces Continued from page 1 National Safety Council analysis indicates that women are disproportionately impacted by certain safety issues – most notably nonfatal workplace violence, with 70 percent of all assault-related injuries involving days away from work occurring to females.

The number of women who incurred assault-related injuries at work in 2017 totaled 12,820 – a 60 percent increase since 2011. By contrast, 5,530 men sustained assault-related injuries at work in 2017.

Aside from assault, other work-related injuries and illnesses that disproportionately impact women include accidental injury by another person (59 percent), falls on the same level (57 percent), and ergonomic issues, such as complications from repetitive motion (61 percent).

Women working in certain sectors

experience a disproportionate number of various nonfatal injuries and illnesses, too.

For example, the percentages of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving women in the following sectors are: l Healthcare (80 percent) l Education (61 percent) l Management, business and financial (60 percent) Workplace injury and illness data including assaults are available on Injury Facts, the Council’s compilation of preventable death and injury statistics for nearly 100 years.

“Our workplaces should be safe havens for everyone, and these data show us we can do more to protect women in the workplace,” said Nick Smith, interim president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council. “As employers examine the biggest risks facing their workforce, we urge them to consider these

trends and make sure safety is extending to all employees.”

To observe Women’s History Month, the National Safety Council encourages workplaces to review their Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and ensure they include appropriate support resources.

Employers also should examine historical safety trends involving women in the workplace so that safety measures are aptly addressed for those most vulnerable.

In addition to free active shooter training in communities across the country, the National Safety Council offers emergency preparedness training for the workplace, which includes active shooter instruction.

While these extreme cases of assault are rare, an employer can help prepare workers for this kind of emergency.

For more information about injury rates and deaths among industries and specific demographics, visit injuryfacts.nsc.org.

Despite Protests, City Council Approves Joint Public Safety Training Academy Project

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

After months of back and forth discussions, Chicago’s City Council recently voted to approve the $95 million Joint Public Safety Training Academy project which has been slated for construction in the city’s West Garfield Park neighborhood.

Despite the estimated 300 protestors that gathered at City Hall that day and against requests from both mayoral candidates that council members halt this process, 38 aldermen voted in favor of the project and only 8 voted against it.

When completed, the Joint Public Safety Training Academy will consolidate and replace various Chicago Police Department, Fire Department, and Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) training facilities into a new campus at 4301 W. Chicago Avenue, according to the Chicago Infrastructure Trust.

“When it comes to economic development for the west side of Chicago, we always have had a problem and I don’t feel that is right. I am listening to millions of dollars be spent all across the city and

yet we can’t get grocery stores,” said 37th Ward Alderman, Emma Mitts.

The Joint Public Safety Training Academy will be constructed in the 37th ward and Mitts said she is in full support of this project and sees it as an opportunity to bring economic development and improved public safety to the community.

“We have a right to have public safety as a priority. I hear my constituents tell me that they don’t feel safe going out of the house and they have to walk their kids to school,” said Mitts.

Mitts went on to say that with this project, Chicago has “an opportunity to get something right when it comes to violence in this city.”

Other westside aldermen, David Moore (17th) and Walter Burnett (27th), spoke at the meeting to share their support for this project. The only alderman to stand and voice his opposition was Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th).

“The research shows that the best way to improve public safety is by investing more in after-school programs, jobs programs, education, and mental health. That is

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Protestors gathered outside of Chicago City Council Chambers recently to protest the $95 million Joint Public Safety Training Academy project. Photo Credit: No Cop Academy

something that this council and this administration has consistently failed to invest in.

We closed 50 public schools and we closed 6 mental health clinics because we were told that there was not enough money to invest in our neighborhoods and the working class,” said Ramirez-Rosa.

Protestors were present both inside and outside of City Council Chambers to detest the project. The general sentiment of those that were in opposition of Joint Public

Safety Training Academy was that the $95 million dollars that will be spent on constructing this new facility could be better spent as funding for education and mental health initiatives.

“The cop academy is just such a misuse of our tax dollars,” said Theron Hawk, a representative from the Garfield Park Community Council. “We on the west side and at the Garfield Park Community Council say no to this cop academy.”

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EPA Union Denounces 2020 Budget and Calls on Congress to Fully Fund the Agency In response to the Trump administration’s plan to cut the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by 31.2 percent next year, American Federation of Government Employees Council 238 President Gary Morton decried the “dirty budget,” and called on Congress to fully fund the EPA. “President Trump’s proposal for next year continues a troubling trend of gutting America’s front-line defense of clean air and safe water,” said AFGE Council 238 President Gary Morton, who represents nearly 8,000 EPA workers nationwide. “Since his election, the president and his administration have set their sights on rolling back our life-saving work and starving us of the resources we need to succeed – and it must be stopped.”

The Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal follows prior years’ plans to cut the EPA’s budget by 31 and 30 percent in FY 2017 and FY 2018, respectively. The proposed cuts also arrived just weeks after the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which sent thousands of EPA workers home without pay – and kept many on the

job for 35 days without compensation.

“Our sisters and brothers joined the EPA because they believe in the work we do, but the constant attacks on our agency and our livelihoods are crushing morale and hurting productivity,” said Morton. “We just want to do the job we were hired to do and protect human health and the environment for our children and generations to come.”

Under the 2020 budget, EPA staffing would be capped at 12,415, nearly 2,000 fewer than FY 2019 and a full 32 percent below the staffing levels Council 238 had recommended for 2020. Currently, staffing levels are lower than they were during President Ronald Regan’s final year in office, making monitoring and enforcement of environmental protection even harder on the agency.

“The EPA is the front line of defense in protecting drinking water and clean air for every single American. This budget proposes to slash 2,000 positions, reducing the number of environmental emergency first responders nationwide at a time they are critically needed,” said Morton. “We are

the people who come to disaster sites like hurricanes to monitor the safety and toxicity of the water flooding local communities, and we save lives. Congress must fully fund our budget, and should be boosting our resources – not drastically cutting them.”

Trump’s budget comes at a time when the administration has already failed to fully spend down Congress’ previous appropriations for the EPA, continuing the trend of underfunding the agency for more than 10 years.

“Year after year, the Trump administration comes after our agency and the life-saving work we do,” said Morton. “We are already cut to the bone, and now the president wants to gut us further. We need allies in Congress who believe in clean air and safe water to stand up to the administration and give the EPA the funding we need to protect the environment for generations to come.”

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 700,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

“President Trump’s proposal for next year continues a troubling trend of gutting America’s front-line defense of clean air and safe water,” said AFGE Council 238 President Gary Morton, who represents nearly 8,000 EPA workers nationwide. “Since his election, the president and his administration have set their sights on rolling back our life-saving work and starving us of the resources we need to succeed – and it must be stopped.”

COMMENTARY

Demystifying Student Performance Via Parental Engagement

BY SHARONICA NELSON Ed.D. Professor, Professional Education Consultant, Author

Once students reach middle school, parents often become less engaged with their child’s academic environment.

They don’t walk them in the school’s doors anymore, they don’t communicate as often with teachers, and they are less like to visit the school unless there is a special program or sporting event after hours. This is especially true for African American parents.

As a former classroom teacher in an urban, predominantly Black school, I have first-hand knowledge of this. During middle school, school becomes more or less a mystery to parents. However, under Every Student Succeeds Act, there is a push for parents to be more involved with academic environment of their child.

Studies show that when parents are more actively involved in their child’s schools, the child tends to perform better academically. Therefore, parental engagement is an important concept of discussion in terms of African American children’s performance.

Although parental engagement has a strong correlation to student academic performance and achievement, why is it that African American parents appear disproportionately less engaged than parents of other races?

Studies have shown that there are

ALTHOUGH PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT HAS A STRONG CORRELATION TO STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT, WHY IS IT THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENTS APPEAR DISPROPORTIONATELY LESS ENGAGED THAN PARENTS OF OTHER RACES?

Sharonica Nelson, Ed.D. Professor, Professional Education Consultant, Author

many factors that may hinder Black parents from being active in their child’s schooling. Factors include lacking confidence when speaking to education professionals or fear of seeming incompetent, being the sole provider in the household with work hours that conflict with school hours, and not knowing how to approach school officials with proper questions specific to individual child concerns.

These and many other nuisances keep Black parents from approaching schools to be more active in their child’s academic career. Nevertheless, for the sake of maximum student success and potential, it is important that parents are actively engaged in their child’s schooling.

It is imperative that Black parents are not only involved but also en-

gaged in their child’s schools. Parents must not only be involved through participating in school-planned functions, but they must also create their own spaces and opportunities for active engagement to demystify student performance. There are many ways to do so, which include: 1. Use school system provided platforms to keep up with grades.The school system may provide this service for free, and it may be associated with a special code or password for log in.

Parents should check with the school secretary for information on this.

Frequently checking student grades and holding them accountable for their grades can send strong messages to students in terms of performance.

2. Know when reports cards are due.

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endar with this information, they may provide automated calls as a reminder, and the dates may be readily accessible on the school system website. It is ultimately up to the parents to stay abreast of report cards and not wait until the last grading quarter to show concern over grades. It’s too late then.

3. Email teachers.Email is a quick form of communication that most people use directly from their phones. Most teachers use emails frequently. Make use of this to maintain constant contact and communication with your child’s teacher. Most teachers prefer to hear from parents with concerns of student progress and would happily engage to inform parents concerning their children.

4. Check teacher webpages. Many teachers have webpages that they frequently update with pertinent information pertaining to their classroom. This information may include due dates, skills and concepts to be covered, and materials needed for upcoming projects and assignments.

5. Create a parent network. Many parents may not have the time or resources to be involved with the formal PTA (Parent Teacher Association).

They may decide to create social media groups that keep all parents abreast of current happenings within the school. This could be a simple, easy way to connect to other parents of students within same educational setting for accurate, current information concerning the child’s school.

Regardless, of the age or grade of a parent’s child, parents have a right to know about the current happenings of the classroom and school. However, the school and parent relationship shouldn’t be one-sided with school doing all of the work in terms of providing the opportunities for parents to become engaged. Parents must understand the importance of their involvement in their child’s educational trajectory, take the reins, and create their opportunities for being actively involved.

Although, middle school is the time when most parents become less engaged in the child’s school, it should be a time when parents maintain engagement. To demystify further, parent involvement weighs heavily on children’s performance. And simply put, children need to see parents in their academic spaces for better performance, even in middle school and beyond.

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BUSINESS Progress for working women has stalled, according to The Economist’s 2019 glass-ceiling index Despite growing attention to the gender pay gap, the #MeToo movement and calls to improve opportunities for women in the workplace over the past year, The Economist’s 2019 glass-ceiling index (GCI) suggests that progress for women in the workplace has stalled.

The GCI is a yearly assessment of where women have the best and worst chances of equal treatment at work in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of mostly rich countries.

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The GCI, which combines data on higher education, labour-force participation, pay,

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in senior jobs to create a ranking of 29 OECD countries, shows that the Nordic countries are still the best places to work if you are a woman. The Nordics are particularly good at helping women complete university, secure a job, access senior positions, and take advantage of quality parentalleave systems and flexible work schedules.

Turkey, Japan and South Korea continue to rank as the worst places to be a working woman in The Economist’s glass-ceiling index.

Societal norms in Asia still expect women to choose between having a family or a career.

The index does reflect a few bright spots this year, including women in governmental positions of power. Spain’s prime minister appointed the first female-majority cabinet since the country returned to a democracy in 1975. More American women than ever were voted into Congress during the 2018 mid-term elections. Theresa May and Angela Merkel still hold their respective countries’ highest office, which may inspire more women to run for election.

Highlights of this year’s index: The gender pay gap remains largely unchanged at around 14% l The share of women in the labour force has crept slightly higher to 64%, but this is still 16 percentage points below the male average l The share of women in management has flatlined since last year at 32% l Fewer women took the GMAT business-school entry exams, but this is in line with an overall fall in both men and women taking the test l The share of women on company boards slightly increased to 23% This is the seventh year that The Economist has released its glass-ceiling index. When it was launched in 2013 there were five indicators and 26 countries; today it consists of ten indicators including maternity and paternity leave for 29 OECD countries.

To view the full interactive index, please visit: https:// www.economist.com/graphicdetail/2019/03/08/the-glassceiling-index l

The glass-ceiling index 2019 Best and worst OECD countries to be a working woman 21. Germany 11. Canada 1. Sweden 22. Greece 12. Italy 2. Norway 23. Czech Republic 13. Slovakia 3. Iceland 24. Britain 14. Austria 4. Finland 25. Netherlands 15. Spain 5. France 26. Switzerland 16. Israel 6. Belgium 27. Turkey 17. Australia 7. Denmark 28. Japan 18. New Zealand 8. Portugal 29. South Korea 19. Ireland 9. Hungary 20. United States 10. Poland www.thechicagocitizen.com

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Survey shows teacher shortages growing throughout Illinois Consequences include larger classes, canceled programs, use of unqualified teachers

BY PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com

SPRINGFIELD – The shortage of teachers in Illinois has gotten more serious over the past year, reaching into virtually every subject area and region of the state, and forcing schools to either cancel programs, enlarge class sizes or use teachers who are not fully licensed in a particular subject area.

Those are the conclusions of a new report released Monday from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, which was based on survey responses from 527 of the 858 district superintendents in Illinois.

Of those, the report said, 85 percent reported experiencing some level of teacher shortage this year, up from 78 percent in a similar survey conducted in 2017. Nearly one-third (32 percent) reported a “serious” shortage.

Nearly two-thirds of those responding (63 percent) also reported having a “serious shortage” of substitute teachers.

As a result, the report stated, the superintendents who responded to the survey reported a total of 1,032 vacant positions that still had not been filled by the time classes started last fall, or were filled by people who were not fully qualified for the position.

“Ultimately, what’s not really stated in there,

is that there are about 120,000 kids who are being impacted directly by positions that are going unfilled this year,” said Kelton Davis, the regional superintendent for Monroe and Randolph counties, and chairman of the regional superintendents association.

The report said shortages were reported in almost every subject area, with foreign languages, various special education fields and computer science leading the list of classroom subjects. There were also significant shortages of school psychologists and library and media specialists.

Shortages were also reported in every region of the state, although they were more severe in southern and central Illinois than in the suburban districts around Chicago.

In southern Illinois, 94 districts reported seeing “significantly fewer qualified applicants” than they did five years ago. That compares with 90 percent of the districts in central Illinois; 78 percent in northwest Illinois; and only 42 percent in the Cook County and surrounding suburbs.

As a result of those shortages, the report said 99 districts reported canceling a total of 225 course offerings due to a lack of qualified teachers, while 86 districts reported converting more

than 200 classes to online learning because they lacked a qualified teacher for the subject.

Davis, however, said he knows of many districts that have resorted to putting more students into a classroom, or using teachers who are working with a temporary license or an emergency substitute license to fill in gaps.

Nancy Latham, executive director of the Council on Teacher Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said it’s difficult to pinpoint all of the causes of the growing teacher shortage.

One of the factors, she said, is that there are more teachers from the “baby boom” generation now retiring than there are young people graduating from schools of education. And a big part of that, she said, is about money.

She noted that more than 90 percent of the vacancies reported in 2017 were in schools that received “below-adequate” funding and which had been reducing their staff in recent years.

But another factor, she said, is that the teaching profession no longer has the same kind of allure it once enjoyed.

“If you look at the national media reports over the last five years, the profession has taken

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a hit,” she said.

In fact, the report referenced a 2018 poll

by Phi Delta Kappa, a nationwide professional organization for educators, which found that 54 percent of the adults it surveyed said they would not want their children taking up teaching as a career – the first time a majority of respondents said that in the 50-year history of the survey.

Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar, of Bunker Hill, commented about the report on Twitter, saying the report bolsters his argument in favor of a bill he is sponsoring to phase in an increase in the minimum wage for full-time teachers to $40,000 by the 2023-2024 school year.

Davis, however, said there are many districts that could not afford to do that without significantly more state funding, or raising local property taxes.

The report recommends the state take at least three steps to address the shortages: streamlining the process for obtaining substitute teacher licenses, especially for retired teachers who want to go back to work in their old districts; expanding programs for developing new teachers, such as the Grow Your Own Teacher program; and gathering more data to more accurately predict, by district, where shortages will occur and to identify unique challenges facing each district.

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FASHION TransFORM Body Treatment wins 2019 NewBeauty Award

Basic Space Interface

Introducing Basic Space: Discover and Shop from Your Favorite Influencers Basic Space, a curated marketplace where the internet’s most influential creatives sell their own vintage fashion, pre-owned luxury, and new exclusive products, officially announced its iOS and web application launch recently.

Sellers -- including the likes of Sophia Amoruso, Steve Aoki, Love Watts, Pia Arrobio, Emily Oberg, Purienne and Sami Miro -- are selected on an invite-only basis, ensuring quality and authenticity of unique products.

Combined, the first 100 verified sellers boast a global social reach of over 50 million.

Thoughtful curation of the sellers and their product listings, ranging from vintage clothes and limited-edition sneakers to rare vinyl records and mid-century modern furniture,

creates a unique experience that differs from other online retail and marketplaces, according to a press release.

Basic Space was created as a platform to connect true influencers and industry experts with modern consumers who care about discovery, sustainability and something special.

“What makes Basic Space unique is that we have some of the most creative and influential individuals as verified sellers. Think of your favorite musician, artist, designer, director and photographer sharing their favorite personal items. Some may be luxury fashion and rare collectibles, while others are new, exclusive items made just for us. Our goal is to build a trusted ecosystem where the best

in quality and experience can be expertly curated and delivered, globally.” said Jesse Lee, founder and chief executive officer in a press release.

Furthermore, Basic Space provides an important blend of editorial content with personalized collections derived from data analysis and artificial intelligence. Through inhouse trend experts and proprietary algorithm, the platform is able to recommend the best products for each individual user. Social features, such as gifting, will be released over the rest of this year.

Basic Space is currently available as an iOS app and on https://basic.space. Android app can be expected for late 2019.

Ortho Dermatologics Launches 2019 Aspire Higher Scholarship Program For Students With Dermatologic Conditions Ortho Dermatologics, one of the largest prescription dermatology health care businesses, and its parent company, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC), recently announced the opening of applications for its 2019 Aspire Higher scholarship program, which will award $90,000 total in scholarships to nine students who have been treated for a dermatologic condition.

“At Ortho Dermatologics, our passion for dermatology is fueled by our understanding of the tremendous impact the profession can have on patients’ lives,” said Bill Humphries, president, Ortho Dermatologics.

“Every year, we are inspired by

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the stories we hear from Aspire Higher applicants who have experienced the challenges of living with a skin condition, and about how their dermatologists have played a significant role in helping them navigate their condition. We are proud to support these amazing students and help them continue their education through the Aspire Higher scholarship program.”

To apply for the scholarship, students are required to share an essay about their experience

of living with a dermatologic condition, as well as the role that a dermatologist, physician assistant or nurse practitioner played in helping treat them. Scholarships are open to applicants or current attendees of a two- or four-year college, university or advanced (post-high school) vocational or technical school, and are available in three categories: l Undergraduate Scholar Awards for students pursuing undergraduate degrees l Graduate Scholar Awards for students pursuing graduate degrees l Today’s Woman Scholar Awards for students who are mothers pursuing either undergraduate or graduate degrees

“The Aspire Higher scholarship is incredibly meaningful for me,” said Niki Vora, a 2018 Aspire Higher scholarship recipient. “Not only does it generously aid in my educational pursuits, it has provided me the opportunity to share the experiences I had as an adolescent with skin conditions, which have helped shape me into who I am today.”

Students can apply for the Aspire Higher scholarship through April 26, 2019, and winners will be announced on July 10, 2019. To learn more about the scholarship—including eligibility criteria, terms and conditions— and to see stories from previous winners, please visit www.

AspireHigherScholarships.com.

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ALASTIN Skincare®, Inc., a specialty aesthetics company dedicated to developing and marketing innovative, clinically-tested physician-dispensed skin care products with patented TriHex Technology®, recently announced that the TransFORM Body Treatment has been awarded a 2019 NewBeauty Award in the innovations category.

TransFORM Body Treatment was chosen among a competitive landscape of leading aesthetic companies and is the only cosmeceutical skincare product selected in the innovation category, according to a press release.

TransFORM Body Treatment with TriHex Technology® is a topical body treatment that works in tandem with non-surgical body fat reduction and energybased body skin tightening procedures to complement and optimize results.

When applied post-treatment, it helps to accelerate TransFORM Body outcomes by Treatment supporting the body’s natural repair processes while also supporting the production of elastin and collagen to enhance procedure results, according to a press release.

Additionally, it can be used as a standalone skin tightening treatment to address lax, crepey skin texture associated with aging.

“Patients are always asking what they can do to enhance the results from non-invasive body sculpting or volume reducing procedures,” says Dr. Amy B. Lewis, a cosmetic dermatologist in New York City. “ALASTIN Skincare found a solution to a need previously unmet with TransFORM Body Treatment, which has become an important part of the body sculpting protocol in my office.

TransFORM aids in clearing residual broken-down fat debris in the treated area and also helps recondition crepey loose skin by supporting new collagen and elastin production. Patients continue to use it long term to maintain improved skin texture.”

TransFORM Body Treatment with TriHex Technology retails for $195 and can be purchased from ALASTIN Skincare® aesthetic physicians’ offices.

Visit www.alastin.com for more information and to find a physician retailer near you.

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NABJ’s Call for Diversity at CNN Grows WASHINGTON, D.C. – Color of Change, a national online force driven by more than 1.4 million members, is joining the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) call for a civil rights audit at CNN and more black representation among its news leadership.

“When there’s more of us in the room fighting for our stories to be told, and raising awareness about the issues impacting our communities, we have an even better chance of creating change and ending the practices that unfairly hold us back,” said Color of Change in a statement released on Twitter.

“We support @NABJ as they call for a civil rights audit and put pressure on @CNN President Jeff Zucker to make diversity and inclusion improvements at the network.”

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., with more than 120,000 members, has also joined the fight.

In a statement released recently, the organization said it “shares the concern of the National Association of Black Journalists about the lack of black representation within the ranks of CNN’s executive news managers and direct reports to CNN President Jeff Zucker. As an organization specifically concerned with the issues affecting the African-American community, we lend our

voices to those who would encourage constructive dialogue regarding creating an inclusive workplace at CNN.” One of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., also made comments on the issue on Twitter, stating, “@CNN Pres Zucker refused to meet w/a 4-person @NABJ delegation. There are no Af-Am direct reports. There are no Af-Am Exec Prods @CNN. There are no VPs on the news side. There are no Af-Am Sr VPs on the news side of @CNN. Do not crush the darkness. Fight back with shifting eyes.”

Also lending its voice on Twitter is the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which is the trade association of more than 200 African-American-owned community newspapers from around the United States.

NNPA President Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. tweeted: “NNPA supports the NABJ and NAACP #DiversityAndInclusion @CNN #EndRacism #MediaExclusion #RacialDiscrimination.”

NNPA’s Chairman and Chicago Crusader Publisher Dorothy Leavell, provided the following statement: “The National Newspaper Publishers Association is in full support of equal and fair treatment of blacks in the media and stands solid-

CNN Newsource offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta.

ly behind NABJ’s efforts to diversify CNN.” Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) also has spoken out on NABJ’s efforts.

“The people of this country depend on our news organizations to deliver unbiased & fair reporting,” she said on Twitter to her nearly 60,000 followers. “That is impossible without equal representation. I stand behind @NABJ’s investigation into the lack of diversity within CNN’s leadership. #MediaDiversity.”

News organizations from around the world have reported on NABJ’s call for more diversity in CNN’s executive leadership. Thousands of social

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media users, including actress and comedian Marsha Warfield, economist and social commentator Dr. Julianne Malveaux, and spiritual leader and activist Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, have engaged in dialogue around NABJ’s call for CNN to prioritize diversity and inclusion.

In an NAACP statement released March 6 in support of NABJ, the organization underscored NABJ’s concerns: “CNN’s lack of black representation in leadership roles is troubling and another example of the media industry’s reluctance to address an issue that continues to plague newsrooms across the country.

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ENTERTAINMENT MGM Resorts Celebrates Women’s History Month with Lioness Logo Transformation MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) temporarily transforms the company’s iconic Leo the lion logo into Leona the lioness to recognize Women’s History Month, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all over the world throughout the month of March.

MGM Resorts continues to lead gender diversity on the Las Vegas Strip – having appointed the first two women presidents of Strip resorts and the first female Executive Chef in the food and beverage industry on The Strip. In 2019, Ann Hoff, President & COO of

Excalibur Hotel & Casino, was promoted as one of three Group Presidents for MGM Resorts.

You can see Leona firsthand by visiting MGM Resorts International’s social media channels, following their #TakingCenterStage campaign and visiting mgmresorts.com.

Based on 2018 data, MGM Resorts was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best

Employers for Women in 2018, with 50.8% women in their domestic workforce and 43.8% women in their domestic management workforce.

Phyllis A. James, chief diversity and corporate responsibility offer added, “As we look for opportunities to uplift women in 2019, we are thrilled to put our efforts toward our 13th annual Women’s Leadership Conference, one of our country’s premiere conferences dedicated to the development of women for leadership and advancement in all walks of life.

This year’s conference is scheduled for August

5-6 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.”

Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978.

The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.

Chicago Sees Groundbreaking Chicago Film, Television and Media Production in 2018 2018 production compared with 2017 by genre:

Film industry summary from 2011-2018: Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Film Office at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) recently announced another record breaking year for film, television and media production in 2018.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Film Office at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) recently announced another record breaking year for film, television and media production in 2018.

Last year, 520 film and media projects took place in Chicago, resulting in an estimated economic impact of more than $474 million in job creation and local expenditures according to data from the State of Illinois.

Since 2011, the Chicago film industry has experienced significant growth, with a total economic impact of more than $2.6 billion, 90,000 jobs created and 3,700 projects produced.

“Chicago’s film and television industry is not just taking off, it is putting down roots,” said Mayor Emanuel. “The city’s local film industry shows no signs of slowing down as we continue creating thousands of new jobs, supporting industry investments across the city and welcoming hundreds of film and television productions to bring their projects to Chicago.”

Record breaking growth in Chicago film, television and media production since 2011 includes: l In 2018, 2,478 permits were issued

to support the 520 individual film and media projects; up from 1,235 permits issued for 404 projects in 2011. l In 2018, more than 13,000 jobs were supported by the film industry; up from approximately 5,000 local jobs in 2011. l In 2018, more than $474 million estimated economic impact was created locally between job creation and production expenditures; up from $150 million in 2011.

The Illinois Film Office awards a 30 percent tax credit to film, television and advertising productions for qualified expenditures on local crew, goods and services. According to recent data, projects in 2018 employed 13,848 non-extra job hires and generated more than $282 million in wages. Women and minority hires made up 46 percent of reported crew employees.

Film, television and media production continued with record level activity in 2018 with 9 full-season series, plus portions of four others, filming throughout the year. NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med, FOX’s Empire, Showtime’s The Chi and Shameless (Showtime) renewed for additional seasons.

New series included Proven

Innocent (FOX), Red Line (CBS) and South Side (Comedy Central). The pilot Lovecraft Country (produced

by JJ Abrams and Jordan Peele) was HBO’s largest budgeted pilot to date, filming for 2 months in Chicago and throughout the state.

Additionally, portions of the new series The Second City (USA) and Gotham (CW) were filmed locally.

“NBC and Universal Television are proud to have been part of the new wave of television production in the Windy City when “Chicago Fire” premiered seven years ago, and it’s been thrilling to see our three Chicago series renewed just yesterday for next year,” said Brian O’Leary, senior vice president, NBCUniversal. “We are grateful to the Governor, the Mayor and their teams for making Illinois and the city of Chicago such attractive and economically viable places to create great entertainment.”

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million square foot main campus and additional studios under construction at 31st and Kedzie.

Since opening in 2011, Cinespace has helped bring more than 16,000 new jobs to the area. Cinespace is a family-owned company specializing in the development, management and operation of studio space and support facilities for the film, television and digital media production industry.

The feature Beats (Netflix) and several independent features were filmed here in their entirety and continued a six-year trend in the production of home grown content for national distribution.

“I am so proud that Chicago is taking a leading role in America’s film industry, and we really need to give much of this credit to Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his vision for this great city,” said Alex Pissios, president of Cinespace Chicago Film Studios.

“From the creation of more than 16,000 jobs at our studios, to introducing youth from the community to the film and television industry through our Internship program at CineCares Foundation, the opportunities for work in our thriving industry keeps growing,” he continued.

“This year we can add DePaul’s School of Cinematography to our list of film credits. The school has recently been named as one of the top film schools in the country, and we are thrilled to have them right here on our campus.”

The Film Office’s Independent Film Initiative (IFI) – an industry

development program designed to retain and grow the local filmmaker community and increase the number of locally produced independent features, documentaries, shorts and web series – added the Producer Apprentice Program to the portfolio.

The apprenticeship is an opportunity to cultivate the next generation of independent filmmakers and media entrepreneurs through hands-on experience working on an independent production in Chicago.

In a partnership with Cinema Chicago, four emerging filmmakers were selected to take part in a yearlong series of workshops, professional development opportunities and were awarded a cash stipend for working on the productions of the web series The T and the CBS series Red Line.

The 2018 Millennium Park Film Series screened 14 movies JuneSeptember for a total audience of more than 100,000 attendees in the Pritzker Pavilion. Last year’s series was presented in collaboration with Chicago’s film festival community.

Each film was selected in collaboration with a different festival to reflect its distinct mission and curatorial vison. In doing so, the series showcased the diversity and depth of the more than 50 film festivals that take place in Chicago each year. The series also continued its ChicagoMade Shorts Showcase of films by local filmmakers prior to each feature presentation.

For more information, visit cityofchicago.org/dcase.

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CALENDAR Spring Winds to Headline the Chicago Kids and Kites Festival A favorite family event and a harbinger of springtime in Chicago, the 21st Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival returns to Cricket Hill at Montrose Harbor (Montrose and Wilson) on Saturday, May 4, from 10am to 4pm. Admission is FREE. The City of Chicago will provide free kite kits, while supplies last, for children to get creative as they build, decorate and fly their own kites.

The Windjammers Professional Kite Team will once again be on hand to thrill the crowd with their synchronized kite flying maneuvers throughout the day, and festival goers can enjoy activities such as face painting, balloon artists, circus arts presented by CircEsteem and crafts. Chicago Kite will also be onsite for kite buyers.

The 21st Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival is presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and sponsored in part by The Boeing Company and the Chicago Tribune. For more information, visit chicagokidsandkites.us and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@ChicagoDCASE).

About Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the development of Chicago’s non-profit arts sector, independent working artists and for-profit arts businesses; providing a framework to guide the City’s future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan; marketing the City’s cultural assets to a worldwide audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural programs for residents and visitors. For more information, visit cityofchicago.org/dcase.

Shedd Aquarium has launched a new series of events for guests 21 and older. Photo credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez

Shedd After Hours Events Launch for Adult-Only Audiences Shedd Aquarium is launching a new series of events for guests 21 and older with special programming and custom food and drink options designed to offer more mature, unexpected ways to look nature in the eye. At ‘Shedd After Hours’ attendees can relax and take in spectacular skyline views – all while in the company of beluga whales and bluegills, stingrays and sturgeons. These evening events will include full access to the aquarium,

including touch experiences and Shedd’s newest special exhibit.

Shedd After Hours: Game Night The enrichment the aquarium offers its animals, from the sea otters to beluga whales, gives them an opportunity for creative play.

These games and toys keep the animals learning and stimulated, so attendees can also stimulate their own brain with Shedd’s game night! Grab a cocktail and challenge

opponents with jumbo Jenga or snag a snack and test one’s wits in some Game Show revelry during this all-access evening.

Wednesday, April 3 from 6-10 p.m.

PRICES: Non-resident: $24.95 Chicago resident: $19.95 Shedd members: Free The Shedd Aquarium is located on 1200 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 For more information visit, www. sheddaquarium.org or call 312-939-2438.

34th Chicago Gospel Music Festival May 31 & June 1, 2019 Celebrating the great influence of the music genre born in this city more than 80 years ago, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival will present the top gospel artists in the country.

Over the years, the festival has featured traditional choirs to contemporary urban gospel mixed with hip-hop and house music.

Chicago Gospel Music Festival Friday, May 31, noon–4pm Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Friday, May 31, 5:30–9:30pm, & Saturday, June 1, 11am–9:30pm Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. The 21st Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival returns to Cricket Hill at Montrose Harbor (Montrose and Wilson).

•The full festival schedule will be announced later this spring.

• Free Admission

The Chicago Gospel Music Festival will present the top gospel artists in the country and will take place on May 31 & June 1, 2019.

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