SPRINGFIELD (July 27, 2017) – The possibility of public schools across Illinois not opening on time increased today after Democratic lawmakers failed to send the education funding reform bill to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk.
 

MILWAUKEE (July 27, 2017) -  Payton Albrecht, a senior Education Undergraduate from Milan, IL, has been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Spring 2017 semester. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students. -30-  

JULY 27, 2017 (BETTENDORF, IOWA) - The entire Quad Cities community is invited to join us for an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of phase one of two construction projects on the Rivermont Collegiate campus, the  renovation of the old Carriage House. The building will accommodate the School's new boarding program beginning this fall. It has 16 beds (mostly single with a shared bathroom), 2 dorm parent apartments, a student commons, and space for a classroom.

SPRINGFIELD (July 26, 2017) – Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner expressed outrage with Democratic leadership in the General Assembly for continuing to play political games with children’s education. Senate Bill 1, the education funding bill, was passed May 31, but Senate Democrats have refused to send it to the governor’s desk, putting at risk the start of the school year.

Local Students Graduate from Drake University DES MOINES, Iowa (July 26, 2017) -The following local students graduated from Drake University at the end of the spring 2017 semester.

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  DES MOINES, Iowa. (July 26, 2017) - The following local students have been named to the Dean's List at Drake University. This academic honor is achieved by earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher during the Spring 2017 semester at Drake.

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DES MOINES, IA (07/26/2017) (readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald encourages State Fair visitors to stop by the College Savings Iowa booth and register for a chance to win the College Savings Iowa State Fair Giveaway for their child or grandchild. "Be sure to visit our booth in the Varied Industries Building and register to win $1,000 towards a college education for a special child in your life," Fitzgerald said.

Local students selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities Dean's List, honored for academic success during the 2017 spring semester MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, Minn. (July 25, 2017) - The following students have been named to the 2017 spring semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average. -30-

MOLINE – Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson, executive director of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) will unveil ICCB’s strategic plan to ensure that the community college system remains a leader in the fields of workforce training and education at a joint press conference with Black Hawk College.  President Dr.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Joni Ernst and Sen. Al Franken today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the amount of information students receive about federal student loans, including their potential ability to repay, before rather than after signing up for tens of thousands of dollars in debt to Uncle Sam.

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