LAMONI, IA (06/03/2014)(readMedia)-- The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2014 Spring Term have been announced and Olivia St Claire of Bettendorf, IA, has been named to the Dean's List. Graceland commends Olivia and all GU students who have devoted their efforts and talents to their academic success.

Graceland University students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the President's List. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the Honors List. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the Dean's List.

Graceland University is a liberal arts university located in Lamoni, IA, and is sponsored by Community of Christ. It has been recognized by the Princeton Review as a top school in the Midwest and fosters academic excellence in a caring community with over 50 academic programs and a 15:1 student to faculty ratio. The warm community of inspired faculty, caring staff and remarkable people believes in educating the whole student. For more information visit www.graceland.edu and find Graceland University on Facebook and Twitter to follow additional student achievements.

According to a new report from SmartAsset, Scott County, is amongst the top in the Iowa in best value for its property tax dollars. This means Scott County is getting a deal - better public schools and lower crime rates compared to the amount of money they pay each year in property taxes for the state.

SmartAsset today released an interactive infographic that shows the breakdown for each county. Please take a look and let me know if you have any additional questions. I'd also be happy to set you up with a company spokesperson if you have any additional questions.

Methodology

As a bit of background on the methodology, SmartAsset answered 3 questions to determine which counties in the country were getting the best deal. These included: how good are the schools, how safe is the area and how much are the property taxes. This was evaluated by county.

Only counties with populations greater than 50,000 people were counted in the nationwide rankings. Those with one or more of these data factors missing could not be ranked, so out of the 3,144 counties in the US about half of them were included in our list.

For some comparison, the average US county, with a population of 92,840, charges a 1.52 percent property tax rate, has schools ranked at 5.53, and sees 101.3 violent crimes and 826.6 property crimes per 100,000 people yearly.

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Urges Critical Investment in Education to Give Every Child the Opportunity for Success

CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today visited students and teachers at the Jane Addams Elementary School in Chicago to continue his push to properly fund education in Illinois. In March, Governor Quinn proposed an honest and responsible budget that made historic investments in education. Last week the Illinois General Assembly instead chose to send the Governor an incomplete budget that delays the important fiscal decisions.

"I will never stop fighting for public education," Governor Quinn said. "Our children deserve access to a great education. No matter where they live. No matter who they are. Every child deserves an opportunity to learn and succeed."

In his budget address this year, Governor Quinn laid out an honest and responsible budget for the next fiscal year along with a five-year blueprint to secure the state's finances for the long-term and invest like never before in education and early childhood. The Governor's budget was lauded by all three bond-rating agencies for its comprehensive approach to paying down bills, enhancing revenue and enacting spending restraints.

The Governor's 5-year blueprint includes a historic $6 billion increase in classroom spending over the next five years, doubling the investment in college scholarships for students in need and increasing access to higher education through dual enrollment and early college programs. Over the next five years, the Governor's plan would bring classroom funding to the highest levels in Illinois history.