Under the new program, Mercy Medical will provide financial assistance and salaries to Mount Mercy University nursing students, and in exchange, those students will work at the hospital after graduation.
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Under the new program, Mercy Medical will provide financial assistance and salaries to Mount Mercy University nursing students, and in exchange, those students will work at the hospital after graduation.
An Iowa State University “Sport Clubs Review Committee” formed in the wake of a Crew Club accident a year ago that left two students dead has developed eight recommendations aimed at improving club safety — including new mandates expected to reduce the number of “high-risk” clubs.
School board members open to idea four-day week with more of a year-round calendar.
Some of the suggestions for improving school climate include increasing student voice in decision making, improving responsiveness to bullying and harassment, and developing social and emotional skills.
Proposal to provide scholarships of as much as $5,500 a year to eligible private school students cheered as providing choice to more families, panned as attack on public education during Iowa House hearing.
Voters approved a $31 million bond issue last year, enabling the district to move forward on a facilities plan that includes building a new elementary school, and auditorium and outdoor activities complex at Marion High School.
Authorities arrested six teenagers, including a 14-year-old, in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounded two teenage girls, Des Moines police said Tuesday. The suspects are each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder
Another University of Iowa fraternity has been suspended – but this time not by UI officials but by its international headquarters.
More services needed as number of students entitled to special education increases in Marion Independent schools.
After a surprise last-minute withdrawal of all opposition to a new Steindler North Liberty Ambulatory Surgery Center – including from a group of surgeons that previously vowed legal action to halt the endeavor – a state council Monday unanimously granted a certificate the project needs to proceed.
Kirkwood Community College’s Certified Nursing Assistant program, whether hybrid or traditional, runs between four and 10 weeks, and the school has programs that can help with tuition assistance, too.
Of the 40 students graduating in May, 26 started with Kids on Course in its first year as second graders.
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