Davis (center) with Val Harris (left) and Sabrina Davis (right) from Building Futures in Godfrey. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) met with Building Futures YouthBuild leaders yesterday to hear their experience with the local YouthBuild programs and to discuss upcoming grant funding opportunities through the Department of Labor. The program is located at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. "Programs, like YouthBuild, help at-risk kids learn valuable construction, IT, or CNA s...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) will host two Service Academy Nights in conjunction with U.S. Reps. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) to give high school students an opportunity to learn more about U.S. Service Academies. The offices of Davis and Shimkus will hold one in Edwardsville on Tuesday, April 17th and the offices of Davis and LaHood will hold the second in Springfield on Tuesday, April 24th. The Edwardsville Academy Night will be held on Tuesday, April 17th beginning at 6:...
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Davis meets with members of the Illinois Principals Association in Springfield. Springfield, IL- U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) met with the Illinois Principals Association yesterday to discuss the need to improve safety measures to make schools more secure and what can be done to prevent violence in schools. "Helping our teachers and administrators make their schools safer is a priority,” Davis said. "Not only is school safety about making the buildings more secure, but we also have to be abl...
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Davis meets with students to hear their thoughts on school safety U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) yesterday visited Edinburg Junior High School to discuss school safety with students. Students recently wrote letters to Davis on the subject. “Students want to be heard and they want to feel safe in their classrooms,” said Davis. “I’m proud of these students for engaging in their government and being part of the discussion. Congress took significant steps last month to improve safety in our school...
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Normal, IL – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced new legislation to ensure all graduate students are treated fairly under the tax code at a press conference with Illinois State University officials on Tuesday, March 27th. Last week during the thick of March Madness, Davis introduced H.R. 5396, the Graduate Assistant Parity Act (GAP Act) to create parity for graduate students who receive tuition reductions but are not teaching or research assistants. Davis crafted this legislation after hea...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), John Shimkus (R-Ill.), and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) today announced that the Altamont Community School Unit District was awarded a $122,923 distance learning and telemedicine grant from US Department of Agriculture Rural Development to collaborate their services at hub sites in Champaign County. This grant will fund distance learning programs for seven elementary, junior high, and high schools from Crawford, Effingham, and Ogle Counties as part of the Illinois Ed...
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Davis speaks in support of H.R. 4909. Click here for his full remarks. Washington, DC — U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today spoke in support of the STOP School Violence Act (H.R. 4909), which passed the House by a vote of 407-10. H.R. 4909 authorizes grants to help schools provide training to prevent student violence, improve school security measures, develop threat assessment and crisis intervention teams, and coordinate with law enforcement to stop violent acts before they occur. Davis note...
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Moweaqua, IL – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) yesterday met with students in Mr. Berg's government class at Central A&M High School. After speaking with students, Davis met with Superintendent Dr. DeAnn Heck and Principal Charles Brown on school safety ahead of the House's consideration of H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act. This week (March 12-16), marks the inaugural recognition of Public Schools Week to highlight the importance of public education. "Public schools are essential to my di...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) today announced they are leading a bipartisan letter requesting $150 million, more than nine times the amount that has ever been appropriated, for Secure Our Schools grants, to be included in next month's funding bill. Secure Our Schools grants go to state and local governments to help increase safety measures in schools. Davis and Larsen made the following statement on their efforts: "Last week, Andrew Pollack, the parent of Meadow, a s...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that he has nominated 11 local students for admittance to the U.S. Service Academies. The nominations for these students were made following an application and interview process. Final determination on admission is made by the individual academies. “As a Member of Congress, I have the privilege of nominating these accomplished young men and women to our nation’s service academies,” said Davis. “The honor of attending a service academy comes with an...
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