Fund II Archived News

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Wanted: Good teachersChicago Tribune The Chicago Public Schools system has been quietly but steadily doing something about improving teacher quality by increasing the number of teachers who are hired into the system through alternative certification programs. May 26, 2004
Venture philanthropy welcomes new leadershipSmith retires as Schwertfeger elected chairman;
Gilbertson, Zell and Malott Kizziah join boardCHICAGO—The Chicago Public Education Fund welcomed three new members to its board of directors Thursday, and elected Tim Schwertfeger, chairman and CEO of Nuveen Investments, as its chairman.
 		April 28, 2005
Venture philanthropy fund for public education welcomes Costello and Simmons to board of directorsCHICAGO-The Chicago Public Education Fund’s board of directors elected two new members this week, welcoming Ellen Costello and Brian Simmons with a unanimous vote of approval. January 16, 2007
Venture philanthropy earns prestigious award for excellence in communicationsThe Chicago Pubic Education Fund receives silver award for websiteCHICAGO-For the second year in a row, The Chicago Public Education Fund received a Wilmer Shields Rich Award for Excellence in Communications from the Council on Foundations for its website. March 9, 2007
Two Fund Directors Teach in Underserved Schools during Teach For America Week 2008CHICAGO - Two directors from The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund), Barbara Malott Kizziah, and Janet Knupp, founding president and CEO, joined more than 150 civic and corporate leaders from across the nation in April in to participate in Teach For America Week 2008. April, 2008
Top teachers for tough jobsChicago Tribune“If education were simple, we would have figured out by now how to ensure that each child gets a good one.” April 14, 2005
The Fund’s president receives national award honoring her work in support of NBCNBPTS awards Knupp for contributions to teaching professionCHICAGO—At an event featuring more than 1,000 teachers, principals, and corporate and civic leaders, The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in Arlington, Va., awarded The Chicago Public Education Fund's president, Janet Knupp, with its prestigious Friend of the NBPTS Award Wednesday. March 24, 2006
The Fund is honored for communications excellenceVenture philanthropy earns its second top award for annual report, Bronze Award for web siteCHICAGO—For the second year in a row, The Chicago Public Education Fund won the Gold Award for excellence in communications from the Council on Foundations today for its annual report. The Fund also earned a Bronze Award in the web sites category.
 		March 24, 2006
The Fund earns prestigious award for excellence in communicationsVenture philanthropy takes top honors in divisionCHICAGO—The Chicago Public Education Fund won the Gold Award for Excellence in Communications from the Council on Foundations today for its 2003 Annual Report. March 1, 2005
The Chicago Public Education Fund welcomes State Farm Chairman and CEO, Edward B. Rust, Jr., as newest member of board of directorsThe Chicago Public Education Fund elected State Farm Chairman and CEO, Edward B. Rust, Jr., to its board of directors todaCHICAGO-The Chicago Public Education Fund elected State Farm Chairman and CEO, Edward B. Rust, Jr., to its board of directors today. April 24, 2007
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