07 Feb 2017

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP HUB ADDED TO CAREER CRUISING QUAD CITIES

By Kirk Marske

According to a recent report by The College Board, the average cost of college (tuition, fees, room, and board) is $20,090 for a four-year in-state school and $45,370 for a four-year private school.

07 Feb 2017

Governor Highlights Lead Higher Initiative

By Catherine Kelly

Lead Higher helps enroll low-income and minority students in AP/IB classes

07 Feb 2017

Loebsack, Costello Reestablish Bipartisan 21st Century Skills Caucus For 115th Congress

By Joe Hand

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) announced today they reestablished the 21st Century Skills Caucus (21CS Caucus) for the 115th Congress. The caucus will serve as a bipartisan platform for advancing the discussion on how to better equip K-12 students with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the global economy.

07 Feb 2017

Grassley votes in favor of education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos

By Grassley Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today voted in favor of President Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to be U.S. Secretary of Education. He made the following comment on the vote.

06 Feb 2017

Eastern Iowa Area Educators Campaign for State Support

By Whitney Smith-Bringolf

Local superintendents were among more than 150 education leaders at the Iowa Capitol on Thursday, February 2nd united in their vocation and in their request for Iowa legislators to attend to the needs of the state’s students.

06 Feb 2017

Michael Ryan Named to Dean's List at Bethel University

By Office of Communications and Marketing

ST.PAUL, Minn. (Feb. 1, 2017) - Michael Ryan, a senior at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been named to the Dean's List for academic excellence for the fall 2016 semester. He is the son of Denny and Nan Ryan from Moline, Illinois.

The Dean's List honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade point average of 3.6 or greater.

06 Feb 2017

UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE FALL DEAN'S LIST 2016

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, Iowa (February 1, 2017) - The University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Fall Semester 2016 Academic Dean's List.

To be named to the dean's list, a student must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for that semester.

06 Feb 2017

Governor Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission Reaches Bipartisan Framework for School Funding Formula

By Catherine Kelly

CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission today approved a framework that allows members of the General Assembly to create a new school funding formula.

01 Feb 2017

SCC President's/Dean's List Fall 2016

By Lysa Hegland

These students were named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2016 Fall semester at Scott Community College. 

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

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01 Feb 2017

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN RELEASES FALL 2016 HONORS LIST

By Jeff Bandurski

CONCORDIA, Wis. (February 1, 2017) - Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Fall Honors List for the 2016-2017 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA.

Among the area students named to the list were:

Lydia Wallace, Senior from Davenport, Iowa, majoring in Elementary Education

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