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Area schools are increasing the cost of student meals up to 25 cents for the 2022-23 school year after two years of providing free breakfast and lunch with federal waivers.

Middle and high school students hard at work improving their archery technique after success at Iowa schools state tournament last month

Meals were made free for all students during the pandemic. Since all meals became free, schools have seen an increase in the number of students taking school meals, which includes fruits and vegetables, milk and whole grains.

The College Community School District notified parents it will extend winter break for children attending Prairie Crest Elementary to rid the building of asbestos after students and staff may have been exposed to it during construction.

During the pandemic, students discovered what learning environments worked best for them at home. Now, schools are trying to replicate the experience of that physical environment.

Students who participate in Future Now are showing positive social-emotional behavior, have a higher attendance rate and are enrolling in classes that are more challenging for them.

64 students and staff in the district are currently positive for COVID-19, and 117 in quarantine from exposure. 41 of those students positive for COVID-19 are in kindergarten through sixth grade, which is the population of students not yet eligible to be vaccinated.

Cedar Rapids schools in need of about 15 additional school bus drivers for the 2021-22 school year, which begins Monday.

Chicken, beef, cheese, pizza products, hamburger buns and individually packaged food items like condiments are harder to come by because of the COVID-19 pandemic, school officials say.

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success celebrates its largest graduating class

Last month, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a resolution authorizing a lease agreement with the College Community School District for a pedestrian tunnel to link the site of the school’s future ag building and the rest of Prairie’s campus.

170 students are enrolled in College Community School District’s 12 day Flight School Summer School program.

The documentary features family and friends of people who died by gun violence, police officers, educators and community members.

Iowa City Superintendent Matt Degner suspects more students to be put in quarantine if they are exposed to COVID-19 and not wearing masks