The ICQC will be distributing backpacks for families in Sunday, Aug. 7 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation announced that they’ve raised a record amount of $158,404 in PRIME grants for the Rock Island-Milan School District No. 41 to use during the 2022-2023 school year.
Focus Fundamentals in East Moline will host a drive-thru 'Back to School Giveaway,' this Saturday, August 6.
Wednesday morning, the State Library of Iowa awarded the Scott Community College (SCC) Library a $5,000 to update technology and expand digital inclusion for students.
The Salvation Army and all Quad City Walmarts are teaming up for the “Stuff the Bus” back-to-school supplies campaign this weekend, August 5-7
Augustana College announced a new innovative financial aid program called "Augustana Possible," aimed to meet 100% of financial need for newly enrolled students that qualify.
The inaugural Quad City School Safety Symposium will take place next Wednesday, hosted by North Scott Community School District and local partners.
Highlights from local school board meetings this week.
The Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) announced Friday in a press release that it would waive fares for K-12 students taking Metro’s fixed route or school peak service routes to and from school for the 2022-2023 school year.
Three Pleasant Valley students completed the intensive UX Design Internship program this week in Maquoketa.
Multiple law enforcement agencies conducted Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) at North Scott High School this week to prepare for active shooter situations.
Lead pipes are known to be harmful, especially to babies and children.
11 local high school students got to explore healthcare careers and gain hands-on experience at the second annual Health Care Exploration Camp at Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Rock Island.
A spotlight on ways local students have gotten involved with the Bix 7 Road Race.
The Rock Island-Milan School District #41 hosted the annual "Ready to ROCK the School Year!" back-to-school event on Sunday, featuring the annual Bikers 4 Backpacks.
A review of the 42nd annual "College for Kids" program at Black Hawk College
WHAT WE KNOW: Parent Leah Dodd asked the Orion school board last month to change school policy to allow her son, Jordan, who is home-schooled, to be able to play on the district's high school soccer team.
GENESEO — The school year at Geneseo High School brings with it a new principal. Tom Ryerson has been named to the position, succeeding Travis Mackey, who retired as principal at the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
GENESEO — Geneseo’s Concordia Lutheran Academy will open its doors to a kindergarten class this fall.
St. Ambrose University will be the first institution in Iowa to boast a virtual-reality campus, or, "metaversity."
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced $46,851,870 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants toward Head Start services for children under five years old in Illinois on Thursday.
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Ten business will take part in "Opportunity Knocks Monday" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at IowaWORKS, 1801A E. Kimberly Road, Davenport.
ESCP has been in the Davenport community for years. In 2020, new owners took over and grew the company from 23 employees to 68.
Digital subscriptions continue to rise across Lee Enterprises.
Western Illinois University (WIU) announced that it will offer six new online degree programs this fall.
A preview of the Rock Island - Milan School District #41's annual "Ready to ROCK the School Year!" back-to-school event.
A roundup of highlights from recent local school board meetings.
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is offering the required course to earn a Substitute Teaching License
Support for the Bettendorf Community School District remains among parents and community members despite a recent petition to remove Superintendent Michelle Morse.
The North Scott Community School Board will voted to hold a bond referendum on Sept. 13, 2022, for the issuance of $25,000,000 in funds to construct, repair, equip and furnish buildings throughout the district.
Local summer learning programs reflect on National Summer Learning Week as it comes to an end.
The Bettendorf Community School Board unanimously declined to move forward on a petition calling for a 'Vote of No Confidence' to remove Superintendent Michelle Morse after it was deemed invalid under the Iowa Code.