Iowa students will be more engaged in their learning and with their peers as they head back to school this fall under new policies restricting the use of cellphones and other personal electronic devices during the school day, educators say.
Also, the Solon school board will interview applicants to fill a vacancy on the board
Dr. Keith Bell of Austin, who claims to be a “world renowned sports psychologist” and “the father of swimming psychology,” is suing the Solon Community School District in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Iowa law dictates that schools can’t start their school year before Aug. 23. This wasn’t always the case.
With a continued bus driver shortage, schools getting creative in filling vacancies,
The school district is looking to the future with 500 new residential units planned to be built in the Johnson County community over the next 10 years.
The Marion City Council awarded $60,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding toward Marion Cares for its immediate housing assistance program.
James “Jim” White, a former softball coach at Solon High School and Clear Creek Amana High School, was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a student 15 years ago.
A shortage of teachers, substitutes, paraeducators and other school staff is forcing educators to come up with creative ways to meet the needs of students and recruit more workers.
While Eastern Iowa’s two largest school districts — Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — reinstated a mask mandate this week for all students, staff and visitors, other area districts are waiting for a decision from their school board or have decided to forgo a mask mandate for now.
Partnership with Foundation 2 provides access to trained mental health professionals for all 32 school districts.
School districts across Eastern Iowa are adding counselors and mental health supports as more students return to in-person learning Monday.
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