Education
Local education news from WVIK Quad Cities NPR.
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In this episode of "What's Happening QC," host Marc Zyla sits down with Robbie McIntyre, the Executive Director of Spring Forward Learning Center. -
Western Illinois University Executive Director for Outreach and Quad Cities Operations Audrey Adamson spoke with WVIK News' Rae Barry on the recent partnership between the university and the Moline Coal Valley School District. -
Moline Coal Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Rachel Savage speaks with WVIK News about the district's long-range facilities plan, including the retirement of the 127-year-old Willard Elementary building. The district is paying WIU $20,000 a month to relocate Lincoln-Irving students for the 2026-27 school year at the university's Quad-Cities campus, as the district renovates and expands the Lincoln-Irving building. -
Black Hawk College is completing its building updates for the career and technical education programs. The $29 million refurbishing is the last phase in a five-year-long project. -
76 students from five nations were brought to the campus of Augustana College to participate in an 8-day program in partnership with the National Hispanic Institute. The event is designed to teach the students leadership through a hands-on mock legislative session. -
Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine Director of Housing Initiatives Ron Monahan speaks with WVIK News about a new partnership between the foundation and Muscatine Center for Social Action. A grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust is funding this pilot program to help Jefferson Elementary School families find stable housing. -
District Chief Financial Officer Vince Gallo speaks with WVIK's Brady Johnson about the contract. -
Augustana Prison Education Program, or APEP, started in 2021 with a cohort of 10. Now, four years later, the next academic term could include 45 students. -
On Friday, May 2, members of the student group, Students Supporting Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (SSWGSS), organized a campus walkout during the common hour from 1-2 p.m. -
