In its 55th year, the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program this fall – following a two-year hiatus from its traditional format – welcomed back to campus 33 established and accomplished authors from the likes of Bangladesh, Sweden, Mexico, Palestine, Ethiopia, Poland, and Barbados.
Schools resume charging for lunch, breakfast, after two years of federal waivers during pandemic.
The superintendent of the 16,700-student school district was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2020.
Following a breakfast meeting with student leaders on Thursday, Iowa regents decided to increase their state funding request by $1 million. The additional money — if approved by the legislature — would expand mental health services.
In her first year as the district’s ombuds, Janet Abejo-Parker spoke with100 people — employees, parents and students — about topics of concern that ranged from interpretation of rules, to bullying and discrimination.
City View Community High School will launch in August 2023 for rising ninth- and 10th-graders interested in project-based learning.
State grant funding will create hundreds of child care spots in Eastern Iowa. Among recipients of the grants are TrueNorth and To the Rescue in Cedar Rapids. The Vinton-Shellsburg schools and West Liberty Foods also will receive funding.
But former players suing them for discrimination, retaliation, and systemic racial hostility are firing back – accusing the coaches of dodging, delaying, and hiding behind attorneys to avoid producing court-compelled records and participating in the legal process.
Voters approved the bond by almost 70 percent Tuesday. The funds will pay to construct a new gym, a four-lane indoor track, and a new parking lot.
Molly Abraham -- who has 38 years of experience as an educator in Iowa City schools -- appointed to fill vacancy Tuesday
Bonnie Slatton, along with Christine Grant and Peg Burke, was a vocal advocate for women’s athletics opportunities at Iowa and across the country. She died last week at age 84.
A City High grad was one of 19 who received academic scholarships this year from a manufactured home developer. He is the first in his family to attend college.
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