Education

Nearly two years after stepping in as interim — already having steered the college through a pandemic, derecho cleanup, and race-related tensions — David Hayes on a fall Friday afternoon that coated the campus with foliage accenting the school’s gold and crimson colors officially was inaugurated as Coe’s 16th president.

After dipping slightly during the height of COVID-19, visits to the University of Iowa Office of the Ombudsperson — which provides “problem solving and conflict resolution” services to students, faculty, and staff — increased to 661 in the budget year that just ended.

Members of the Cedar Rapids school board and Johnson County Board of Supervisors are the latest public officials to come out against the gun rights amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Retired Indianola superintendent ‘successful’ in getting bonds passed as Cedar Rapids pursues possible $312 million referendum

The mother who filed the complaint says her 6-year-old daughter was held in a seclusion room for 12 minutes — not for being violent as the law requires for this drastic measure — but for rolling around on the floor and refusing to follow directions.

In new international university rankings out Tuesday comparing an expanding number of research institutions and their scholarly impact across multiple disciplines, both of Iowa’s ranked universities continued to lose ground – with Iowa State sliding 26 spots.

Not a single state saw a notable improvement in their average test scores, with some like Iowa simply treading water at best.

The meeting was postponed as the district mourns the death of Superintendent Noreen Bush on Sunday. The school board is expected to appoint an interim superintendent on Wednesday.