Grover, who has 27 years of experience in education, was unanimously appointed by the Cedar Rapids school board Thursday
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Grover, who has 27 years of experience in education, was unanimously appointed by the Cedar Rapids school board Thursday
Once again, the University of Iowa has lost a legal battle with a contractor that worked on its six-year-old Stead Family Children’s Hospital – adding millions to UI’s swelling legal tab and further ballooning its total project cost to more than $420 million.
Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. He escaped the streets and moved to Iowa to help other young people from troubled backgrounds.
A group of 26 Republican lawmakers wants Iowa’s public universities to explain themselves and their teacher training curriculum by defining a long list of terms plucked from course descriptions — like “compulsory heterosexuality,” “critical media literacy” and “equitable science teaching.”
“For the first time, we’re funding students instead of a system,” the governor said. “We’re rejecting the idea that the answer to improving education is simply throwing more money into the same system.”
A tenure ban is shelved again, but more reviews of faculty may be proposed.
More than half the nearly 6,000 University of Iowa faculty and staff who responded to a recent campus climate survey said they’ve “seriously considered leaving the university” in the last 12 months – primarily due to pay, workplace culture, or career advancement.
Wilson Middle School may not be demolished as facility master plan committee explores more options
Use these interactive maps to see which three Republican Iowa senators and nine Republican Iowa representatives broke with the majority party to vote against the private education assistance bill.
When feeling overwhelmed, students can spend up to 15 minutes practicing coping skills before returning to class
Educators say the legislation would restrict the school infrastructure projects.
School opening in fall 2024 to replace Arthur, Garfield elementary schools
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