Educational Program Committee News Today

The River Falls board of education meeting on Monday, Nov. 20, discussed the Renaissance Charter Academy’s current lease and the project oversight committee’s recommendations for the upcoming referendum.

FairVoteIllinois website The League of Women Voters of McLean County will likely launch a study later this year into the benefits and drawbacks of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for elections. Educational Program Committee Chair Laurie Bergner says on the face of it, ranked choice voting appears to be a good idea to promote voter engagement and voter turnout because, in her words, “This helps every vote count.” During an online Zoom event Wednesday hosted by the McLean County League, Jim Parr...

River Falls to consider reducing credits needed to graduate high school “The current graduation guidelines don’t necessarily meet the needs of all our students, and what we’re doing is broadening that path (to graduation)." Written By: Michael Brun | × RIVER FALLS — High school students would need two fewer credits to earn a degree starting with the 2021-2022 school year under revised graduation requirements that passed a first reading Monday night, Dec. 21....