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Written by Tami S. Seitz
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:31 |
MOLINE, IL -- Western Illinois University-Quad Cities will host an open house regarding nontraditional careers from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at the WIU-QC Riverfront campus in Moline.
Representatives from museums, parks, zoos and other organizations will provide information and answers about careers in their respective fields.
For more information, contact WIU-QC Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration Professor Don McLean at
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or Museum Studies Program Director Ann Rowson-Love at
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Written by Grassley Press
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 09:26 |
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WASHINGTON – In a video address, Senator Chuck Grassley describes his effort to restore state-level decision-making about academic content in public schools in response to the way federal incentives are pressuring states to adopt Common Core State Standards.
Click here for the audio.
Here is the text of Grassley’s remarks:
I’m leading an effort to ask Senate appropriators to restore state-level decision making about academic content in public schools, in response to the way federal incentives have interfered and put a heavy hand on states to adopt the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
The Common Core program was initially billed as a voluntary effort, and current federal law makes clear that the U.S. Department of Education may not be involved in setting specific content standards or determining the content of state assessments.
The reality is that the U.S. Department of Education has made adoption of standards matching those in Common Core a requirement for getting waivers and funds. It violates the structure of our education system, where academic content decisions are made at the state level giving parents a direct line of accountability to those making the decisions. The federal government should not be allowed to coerce state education decision makers.
I’m inviting senators to join me in a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds education. My letter urges appropriators to set clear restrictions on the U.S. Department of Education from setting academic content standards either directly or indirectly. |
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Written by U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Public Affairs
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 09:13 |
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced that tuition assistance is reinstated for the remainder of fiscal 2013 but with revised eligibility requirements.
The Coast Guard revised eligibility requirements for members seeking assistance in order to ensure the $4.6 million set aside for the program is enough to sustain it to the end of the fiscal year.
The new requirements for eligibility include the member must be on active duty at the rank of petty officer 1st class or below and pursuing undergraduate courses, only. Reservist members on extended active duty also qualify. For eligible members, benefits are restored to pre-suspension levels of $250 per individual credit hour and an annual cap of $4500.
The U.S. Coast Guard has averaged nearly 10,000 enrollees a year for the last three years and expected around the same number this year. 7,000 members had participated this year prior to suspension.
The Coast Guard joins the other military services in reinstating tuition assistance after an amendment to the Appropriations Bill directed all military services to do so. The initial decision to suspend tuition assistance was a result of the service’s attempt to meet the provisions of the Budget Control Act.
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Written by Gwendolyn Branch
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Friday, 19 April 2013 13:56 |
Project NOW, Inc., Community Action Agency announces open enrollment for the 2013-14 year of the Head Start program. Applications are being taken for families with children aged 3-5 years old. Head Start is a federally funded comprehensive preschool and family support program provided at no charge to low income families.
Project NOW Head Start serves families in Upper Rock Island, Henry and Mercer Counties. Eligible families are those that qualify by income at the poverty level or have children with disabilities. The program offers both a center-based and home-based option with extended day childcare available through a partnership in Rock Island County. Head Start helps the child’s ability to think, reason, speak, get along with others and prepare for success in Kindergarten. At the same time, the Head Start program works with families to help themselves.
“Every year, Project NOW sees a very positive impact in this community, because of the Head Start program!” comments Leigh Egger, Head Start director of Project NOW. “Head Start’s strength is that parents are fully engaged in the process of getting children ready for school, while the families succeed in goals that change their lives. This is the purpose of a community action agency.”
Parents are asked to provide the following at the time of the application meeting: child’s birth certificate, income verification, current medical card, social security cards for all members of the family, up-to-date immunization records for the child, as well as current physical and dental examination records or appointment dates for these exams.
Head Start classes begin in the end of August. Since classes must be full by orientation time in July, enrollment will be closed as soon as enough eligible families have applied. Therefore, it is very important that any family with a very low income contact Project NOW as soon as possible to make an application.
For more information or to schedule an appointment for an application, please call 309-792-4555 in Rock Island County; 309-852-4346 in Henry County; 309-582-3668 in Mercer County.
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Project NOW Community Action Agency provides a wide range of social services in Rock Island, Henry and Mercer Counties. Programs include Head Start, Outreach, Housing, Utility Assistance, Homeless Services, Apartment and Commercial Property Rentals, Senior Services, Weatherization, Good Things NOW Clothing Stores, Business Start-Up Assistance and Revolving Loan Funds. Services are designed to help families with low income and senior citizens meet basic needs and achieve self sufficiency. Project NOW was incorporated on May 15, 1968 and has been working to help low-income individuals improve their lives ever since. |
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Written by Monica Bayer Heaton
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Friday, 19 April 2013 13:53 |
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FAYETTE, IA (04/18/2013)(readMedia)-- Upper Iowa University recently held its 28th annual Scholarships and Awards Recognition Banquet and awarded 116 scholarships to students across the University. Of those, 111 scholarships were bestowed on UIU students attending classes in Fayette and another 15 were awarded to students who take courses through other UIU locations. Several local recipients were selected for recognition by the UIU Honors and Awards Committee.
The following local residents were recipients of an award:
Ryan Muskeyvalley of Davenport was awarded the Lew Churbuck Scholarship
Amanda Smith of Moline was awarded the The Brooke Kerns Endowed Schol
Stephanie Ries of Clinton was awarded the Science Faculty Recognition Aw
"The University is please to honor the accomplishments of students in tangible ways through these endowed scholarship programs," said Dr. Richard R. Patrick, Acting President. "We are grateful to all of our alumni who have established scholarships to help our current students; and we trust that many of today's UIU students will continue this tradition of helping future students."
A full list of the 2013 honors and awards recipients is available online (uiu.edu/honors/2013.html). Labeled photos of the 2013 recipients can be viewed and downloaded from the UIU Flickr website (www.flickr.com/photos/upperiowauniversity). |
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