07 Feb 2018

Mid-Year Push to Improve School Attendance

By Jennifer Walker

Quad Cities school districts have seen a small decline in the number of students who have been absent for too many days of the school year. National-level research has found that students who miss even just 9 days of the school year have lower grades and score lower on standardized tests.

06 Feb 2018

Erika Parks Named to Cedarville University Dean's Honor List

By Mark D. Weinstein

CEDARVILLE, OH (02/05/2018)-- Erika Parks of Rock Island, IL, has been named to the Cedarville University Dean's Honor List for fall semester, 2017. Students achieving this recognition maintain a 3.75 GPA for the semester while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours.

06 Feb 2018

SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE FALL 2017 DEAN'S LIST

By Zara Osterman

NOTRE DAME, IND. (February 5, 2018) - The following students have been named to the Saint Mary's College Dean's List for the Fall 2017 semester.                                    Carmen Bauer, Long Grove, Iowa  •  Elizabeth Ferry, Eldridge, Iowa  •  Rachel Moore, Davenport, Iowa To earn academic honors at Saint Mary's, a student must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, have at least 12 graded credit hours, no incompletes, and no grades lower than a C.

06 Feb 2018

Ally Zahringer, Named to the Fall 2017 President's Honor Roll at Oklahoma City University

By Rod Jones

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (02/05/2018)-- Oklahoma City University is proud to announce that Ally Zahringer of Moline, IL has been named to President's Honor Roll for the Fall 2017 semester.

Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours during a semester and maintain a GPA of 3.9 or higher to meet the President's Honor Roll requirements.

06 Feb 2018

Kinsey Paulson named to Butler University 2017 Fall Dean's List

By Marc Allan

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Feb. 6, 2018) - Kinsey Paulson, a Human Comm and Org Leadership major from Bettendorf, has been named to the Dean's List at Butler University in Indianapolis for the fall 2017 semester.

06 Feb 2018

5,100-plus named to Deans' List/honor roll at Nebraska for fall 2017

By Sean Hagewood

LINCOLN, NE (02/06/2018)-- More than 5,100 students have been named to the Deans' List/Explore Center List of Distinguished Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2017-18 academic year.

06 Feb 2018

MISSOURI S&T FALL 2017 HONORS LIST

By Missouri S&T Marketing and Communications

ROLLA, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2018) - Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2017 semester. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0.

06 Feb 2018

Scholarships Available for In-Demand Manufacturing Training

By Michele Farrell

DES MOINES, Iowa (February 6, 2018) - Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a non-profit initiative spreading the word about career opportunities in manufacturing, is offering fifteen $500 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors interested in studying a manufacturing-related career at one of Iowa's 15 Community Colleges. One award will be made per college region.

01 Feb 2018

Central College Students Named to Fall 2017 Dean's List

By Laura Billingsley

PELLA, IA (02/01/2018)-- More than 400 students earned a spot on the fall 2017 dean's list for Central College.

The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

Kaitlyn Andresen of Davenport (52804)

Kyle Berst of Bettendorf (52722)

Kaysey Bos of Geneseo (61254)

Will Daniels of Geneseo (61254)

01 Feb 2018

IASB Supportive of Funding, Flexibility and Infrastructure Education Package

By Tammy Votava

Des Moines, Iowa (Feb. 1, 2018) - The package proposed today by House legislative leaders is an important step forward in addressing top priorities of Iowa school boards. "Iowa school boards and districts want and need sustainable funding for school infrastructure and technology, broadened flexibility and local control, transportation cost relief and equitable school funding," said Emily Piper, lobbyist for the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB).

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