Education

Like the number and percent of American high school graduates taking the ACT – as more colleges and universities make standardized test scores optional in their admission process – the national average ACT composite score is dropping, reaching its lowest point in more than 30 years.

A year after a judge let Hawkeye head football coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz postpone until after the season their sworn depositions in a discrimination lawsuit from former players, the coaches still haven’t sat for them and are still seeking to delay them.

Superintendent Noreen Bush on family medical leave, to resign June 30, 2023.

No student data impacted in summer cybersecurity breach; staff names and Social Security numbers may have been stolen. While the school district has no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of any information, they could not rule out the possibility of an unknown actor gaining access to 5,698 current and former employees data.

Kirkwood Community College officials on Friday notified the campus they’re postponing an active shooter drill previously planned for Election Day, Nov. 8 – a delay that came after some faculty and staff voiced concern about the drill’s timing and potential to disrupt voting.

But some parents worry about the impact of closing neighborhood schools and students’ ‘sense of belonging’

Three Linn-Mar teachers saw a problem and took it upon themselves to create a solution now being offered to teachers district-wide.

The district applied for the grant as they prepare to open their first magnet high school next fall named City View Community