Education

Leaders on a state campaign oversight board say Cedar Rapids school officials did not violate state law, but that using public resources for signature-gathering efforts was not advisable.

Before approving its state appropriations request in advance of the upcoming Legislative session, Iowa’s Board of Regents on Thursday tacked on another $1 million specifically for “extended mental health resources at our three regent universities.”

District officials working on a plan to ease transition of sixth graders from elementary school into what are now junior high buildings

Dozens of University of Iowa graduate students and supporters shut down the Board of Regents meeting Wednesday afternoon with a raucous protest, during which they demanded a 25-percent “emergency” pay raise.

As part of Iowa State University’s goal to trim $15 million from its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences by 2025 — in response to waning enrollment, swelling expenses, and other higher education headwinds — the campus last year offered a retirement incentive that has persuaded 17 participants to leave.

Cedar Rapids schools’ four-pillar plan calls for updated learning environments, strong family engagement and energizing staff.

Students, staff hope to create an annual community project called ‘Wolfpack Gives Back’

The volunteer effort occurred as the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor prepares to expand to an additional 300 kids