New North Shore representative takes listening tour of nine companies on his first trip back to the 10th District after becoming a member of Congress.
From the time Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) started running for the House of Representatives in May, 2011, he touted his background as a management consultant as a reason he would be an effective member of Congress. In his first extensive interview with Patch a month later, he promised to listen to the needs of companies in the 10th Congressional District and advocate for them in Washington. Earlier: Update: Schneider Think of People’s Struggles on Special Day Less than a week after taking his oath of office Jan. 3, he made good on that promise with a tour of nine companies in the area Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. “I listened to business owners, managers and employees to hear their perspectives,” Schneider said. “They are optimistic…
After a trip to Ghana, Brandon Tucker teamed up with a local nonprofit to bring used science equipment to local schools.
During a trip to Ghana in 2007, Brandon Tucker, a science teacher at Glenbrook South High School, visited classrooms. What he observed surprised him. “I saw that students were learning about science and reading about science, but they didn’t do actual science through experiments because they didn't have equipment like microscopes and slides,” he said. Inspired to make a difference, Tucker contacted two of his colleagues when he returned to the U.S. and arranged to ship 14 boxes of used science equipment to Ghana. During that time, Tucker realized the equipment also could be sent to schools within the Chicago region that did not have the resources to purchase new microscopes or textbooks. Related: PHOTO GALLERY: GBS Hosts Breakfast to Honor…
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