07 Nov 2017

Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Gregg release new reports showing how TLC system is transforming teaching

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg released two new reports Tuesday showing how Iowa’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation system is transforming the teaching profession statewide, with most school districts meeting their goals and most educators reporting improvements in their classroom instruction and professional environments.

07 Nov 2017

Jacob Schoeck Selected for National Character and Leadership Symposium

By Ashleigh Johnston

ROCK ISLAND, IL (11/02/2017)-- Augustana College is pleased to share Jacob Schoeck of Rock Island has been chosen to attend the National Character and Leadership Symposium in February 2018.

07 Nov 2017

Iowa Youth Straw Poll results

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES – Thousands of elementary, middle school and high school students across Iowa participated in Secretary of State Paul Pate’s 2017 Iowa Youth Straw Poll on Wednesday. The Straw Poll is an exercise designed to inspire civic engagement among Iowa’s youth and give them a feel for how the electoral process works.

02 Nov 2017

Rock Island Programs Receives $11,745 Grant as Hundreds of Students Get Access to 75 Chromebooks

By Alvaro Macias

Rock Island, Ill. – The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation provided a grant of $11,745 for the purchase of 75 Chromebooks that were used during Spring Forward’s Summer Enrichment Camps for children entering kindergarten through 7th grade at Frances Willard, Rock Island Academy, Earl Hansen, Longfellow, Center for Math and Science, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary Schools in Rock Island. 

01 Nov 2017

Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Awards Annual Scholarships

By Beth McBreem

AMES, Iowa (October 31, 2017) - The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University has awarded more than 2,250 scholarships to students for the 2017-18 academic year. The college and its departments award more than $3 million in scholarships each year. Students interested in applying for scholarships should go to https://www.scholarships.cals.iastate.edu for more information and deadlines.

01 Nov 2017

Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students honored with Fred Foreman scholarship

By Carole A. Custer

AMES, IA (10/31/2017)-- A group of sixty student leaders in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were honored for receiving the Fred Foreman Scholarship for Growth in Leadership Participation. The Foreman Scholarship is awarded to top students who serve the college through leadership roles as peer mentors, club officers and competitive teams with a preference for students in activities that assist in recruiting prospective students.

30 Oct 2017

Iowa State University College of Human Sciences announces 2017-18 scholarships awarded to graduate students

By Carole A. Custer

AMES, IA (10/28/2017)-- Please Note: These students are more recent additions to a release that was originally published on Oct. 18.

Iowa State University announces scholarships awarded by the College of Human Science to graduate students for the 2017-18 academic year.

Matthew Jefferson of Andalusia, IL (61232), has received the Catharine Maurice Carroll Graduate Scholarship. Jefferson is a graduate student studying kinesiology.

26 Oct 2017

Governor celebrates aviation training expansion

By Elizabeth Tomev

New Springfield facility will educate, graduate more aviation mechanics into high-paying field

SPRINGFIELD (Oct. 25, 2017) — A new, $850,000 aviation center at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield is exactly the sort of expansion that will fuel economic progress in the state, Gov. Bruce Rauner said while visiting the college today

26 Oct 2017

Gov. Rauner proclaims Lights On Afterschool Day in Illinois

By Elizabeth Tomev

Celebrates the positive impact of quality after-school programs

SPRINGFIELD (Oct. 25, 2017) — Noting the importance of student learning extending beyond school hours, Gov. Bruce Rauner today proclaimed Oct. 26, 2017, as Lights On Afterschool Day in Illinois.

He was joined by officials from ACT Now Coalition and the Springfield Urban League to recognize the importance of student learning beyond the school day.

16 Oct 2017

Mary Kirk awarded 2017-18 Department of Human Development and Family Studies scholarship

By Carole A. Custer

AMES, IA (10/12/2017)-- Mary Kirk of Davenport, Iowa, has received the Jewel Porter Scholarship from the Iowa State University Department of Human Development and Family Studies for the 2017-18 academic year. Kirk is studying child, adult, and family services at Iowa State.

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