SPRINGFIELD (August 1, 2017) – Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to Senate Bill 1, the school funding bill. The matter now heads to the Illinois General Assembly, where the governor has respectfully requested that lawmakers uphold his changes. If these changes are upheld, Illinois will achieve historic education funding reform.
 

These students were named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2017 Spring semester at Scott Community College.

President’s List (4.0 Grade Point Average/six or more credit hours)

CALIFORNIA

Oakley:  Martha Mbong

COLORADO

Peyton: Jennah Taglieri

GEORGIA

Flowery Branch: Brandon Tinman

ILLINOIS

Albany: Kasi Klimstra

world-renowned architects on the University of Iowa's campus in Iowa City. The tour will leave Des Moines at 7 AM, and guests will travel by motor coach, returning the same day, by 6:30PM. 

SPRINGFIELD (July 28, 2017) – "Speaker Madigan and President Cullerton continue to delay putting the education funding legislation on my desk. Until then, I am unable to change the legislation so that it's fair and equitable for all schoolchildren in Illinois and the taxpayers who foot the bill. "Our schools cannot wait. "If the Democrat majority won't send me the bill, I'm hopeful they're willing to negotiate with their colleagues to achieve the same result by July 31.

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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.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR(S) (if listed)

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