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Pay It Forward | Teacher helps parents in the emergency room
MILAN, Ill. — At Thomas Jefferson School in Milan, Illinois you'll find preschool teacher Amanda Long. She knows firsthand just how hard it can be to keep kids occupied. Long was inspired after spending time in the emergency room one night watching some restless kids. “There was a mom...
Rock Island High School Students Win Scholarships
Congrats to Rock Island High School students Eva Essman and Conner Dilulio who were awarded the James O’Melia Jr. Award today! The award is considered the highest honor that Rock Island High School bestows on student-athletes. One male and one female student-athlete receive the award each year. The Rock Island-Milan Booster Club supported the James O’Melia Jr. Athletic Recognition Award with a $1,000 college scholarship to each athlete. The award is given in memory of Rock Island High School graduate James O’Melia Jr. During his time as a student, James O’Melia Jr. was an outstanding multi-sport athlete.
Bettendorf Schools Receive Designation As Heart-Safe School District Through University Of Iowa
Bettendorf Community School District is on its way to becoming a Heart-Safe School District through the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and Project ADAM: Iowa Heartland. Project ADAM helps schools nationwide implement programs to make Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) readily available by preparing schools for a cardiac...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs social studies education bill
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Iowa classrooms could be changing in the next couple of years. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was in the Quad Cities on Wednesday, May 15 to sign an education bill into law. House File 2545 requires the State Department of Education to review how English, math, science...
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