Darius Ballard, former principal of Washington High School and current Chief of Human Resources for the Cedar Rapids district, will return as the school’s leader this spring.
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Darius Ballard, former principal of Washington High School and current Chief of Human Resources for the Cedar Rapids district, will return as the school’s leader this spring.
More than a century after its founding, nearly 30 years after a fatal stabbing marred its revelry, and just over a decade since it was canceled, the historic Iowa State University celebration known as VEISHEA could see a revival.
The proposed legislation would require school districts to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all employees, and state regulators to confirm the lawful presence of any individuals who apply for state licensure.
With only modest concern raised by a Board of Regents lobbyist and Democratic lawmaker, a House higher education subcommittee Tuesday advanced a bill that would prohibit Iowa’s public universities from increasing resident undergraduate tuition and fees by any amount for the next five years.
Closing a high school or moving to a fifth through eighth grade middle school model are two additional “viable” options for how the Cedar Rapids school district could consolidate and close schools in an effort to reduce at least $6 million more from the district’s annual budget.
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has pressed pause on a drafted zoning code about gas-fired electric generating facilities, citing a desire for additional information on proposed setbacks included in the code.
Community Action of Eastern Iowa resumed its Head Start program earlier this month after closing for two months because of the 43-day federal government shutdown last fall delayed funding.
More options for how to close and consolidate schools — created with a community coalition — will be presented to the Cedar Rapids school board Monday in an effort to reduce millions more from the district’s annual budget.
A bill that advanced out of an Iowa Legislature subcommittee this week would impose a tax on college and university endowments, and use the money generated from the tax to provide workforce grant incentive funds aimed at supporting students pursuing majors in high-wage and high-demand jobs.
Two months from the launch of the University of Iowa-based Center for Intellectual Freedom’s inaugural classes, its interim director this week shared details about what will be taught with lawmakers who have become increasingly interested and involved in curricular matters across Iowa’s public universities.
The former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms.
With temperatures expected to fall to minus 20 on Friday — and wind chills dipping as low as 35 below zero — the University of Iowa has moved classes online, instructing faculty and staff to teach via Zoom or Teams instead of asking students to show up in person.
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