Illinois is the nation’s fastest-rising state when it comes to students who score high on Advanced Placement exams. About a quarter of Illinois students scored 3 or higher last year, enough to allow them to skip some college courses. United Township High School is seeing even better results.
When Liz Nino started working at Augustana College in 2013, the private Rock Island liberal-arts school had just 33 international students, representing less than 1% of the student body. Ten years later, global enrollment has exploded, with 349 international students representing 50 nations around the world and about 16 percent of all Augie students. “It’s […]
Veteran United Township music teacher Juliet Minard has received the Dr. Annie Webb Blanton Scholarship from The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The honor society for women educators promotes excellence in education and personal and professional growth of women educators, according to a Monday news release. By providing graduate scholarships to members, the organization emphasizes […]