Nearly a year after the Board of Regents approved spending another $10 million to $15 million to replace dozens of damaged or at-risk windows in the University of Iowa’s $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital, work has yet to begin.
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Feb. 11, 2022 10:44 am1315d ago
Nearly a year after the Board of Regents approved spending another $10 million to $15 million to replace dozens of damaged or at-risk windows in the University of Iowa’s $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital, work has yet to begin.
Savannah Blake Photos and Videos Feb. 3, 2022 3:40 pm1323d ago
Students learn how to melt and shape glass during the intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.
Higher Ed Feb. 2, 2022 6:07 pm1324d ago
As the Board of Regents this week debuts new free speech training for students, faculty and staff at Iowa’s public universities, a Des Moines-area attorney is saying they have “a lot of work to do” after how University of Iowa faculty handled a student who expressed his views on “homosexual conduct.”
Art Feb. 2, 2022 6:00 am1324d ago
1979 Cornell College grad Rupert Kinnard created oldest continuing Black gay and lesbian comic characters in U.S.
Higher Ed Feb. 1, 2022 4:54 pm1325d ago
In line with a new state law and Board of Regents policy, Iowa’s public universities are rolling out a mandatory free speech training program Wednesday that all students, faculty and staff must complete by the end of the spring semester.
K-12 Education Feb. 1, 2022 6:00 am1325d ago
Linn-Mar High School freshman meet weekly with a teacher to help guide their social-emotional learning and navigate high school.
Vanessa Miller Iowa Football Jan. 31, 2022 9:16 pm1326d ago
More than a year after 13 former Hawkeye football players filed a lawsuit accusing some University of Iowa athletics staff of racially motivated discrimination and harassment, attorneys are accusing UI of “persistent and intentional subversion” and delay tactics and asking a judge to intervene.
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Jan. 31, 2022 6:00 am1326d ago
In 2016, the Iowa Waste Reduction Center surveyed 17 local Iowa brewers — about half the state’s brewers at the time — to find out what resources the center could provide and how it could best assist them. Through that assessment, the UNI center in 2017 developed an “Iowa Green Brewery Certification” program.
K-12 Education Jan. 31, 2022 2:26 pm1326d ago
Child care and preschool centers that care for children younger than 5 — too young to qualify for a COVID vaccine — are navigating rising cases of the virus in Eastern Iowa.
Higher Ed Jan. 31, 2022 6:00 am1326d ago
As Iowa community college enrollment drops, tuition ticks up, perpetuating a cycle – influenced by a range of factors like COVID, the economy, and the need to balance a budget – that mirrors community college trends nationally threatening their ability to meet workforce demands.
K-12 Education Jan. 28, 2022 6:00 am1329d ago
Cedar Rapids Community School District community partnerships making data-driven decisions.
K-12 Education Jan. 27, 2022 1:42 pm1330d ago
The appeals panel found that a mask requirement is a “reasonable accommodation” for students with disabilities.
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