More than 400 students from 33 Iowa schools participated in the Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates career conference last month in Des Moines.
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More than 400 students from 33 Iowa schools participated in the Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates career conference last month in Des Moines.
Seven weeks after the state approved construction of a new $19.2 million Steindler North Liberty Ambulatory Surgery Center near the booming I-380 and Forevergreen Road corridor, the affiliated Steindler Orthopedic Clinic on April 25 sold its Iowa City home base for $11 million.
New performance venue, relocating tennis courts and expanding the high school parking lot also part of the up to $60 million in projects
Iowa State last week abdicated its AAU bragging rights by abruptly resigning from the esteemed invite-only collective of North America’s top research universities – leaving faculty, staff, students, lawmakers, and the wider public asking why and what it means.
Two Cedar Rapids students have been chosen for Iowa State Youth Action Squad to encourage community advocacy and expand their learning, research and leadership skills. One idea is to create a business incubator for Black-owned businesses in the Cedar Rapids area.
The sapling, planted in front of Macbride Hall, was given to the UI by the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect USA.
Professional opera singer Dorian McCall provided two weeks of one-on-one instruction to 18 students at Washington High School, some of whom experience barriers to access for private singing education.
Several petitions are circulating through the Iowa State University community opposing changes to its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – specifically its history department – after administrators earlier this year announced $15 million in cuts by the 2026 budget year.
Next superintendent Corey Seymour, who was named in February, will begin July 1.
The family of a 2-year-old who died last year after a routine procedure to place tubes in his ears and remove his adenoids is suing an Iowa City physician for negligence by – among other things – allowing a University of Iowa medical resident to perform the surgery without the patient’s consent.
Polk Alternative Education Center to serve K-12 students with behavior challenges beginning this fall
Black students are 3.36 times more likely to be charged than white students in Cedar Rapids schools.
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