Education

Despite its decades of work helping Iowa businesses and manufacturers grow and innovate, the Iowa State University-based Center for Industrial Research and Service learned last week that the federal government is halting its funding — effective immediately — “because it is no longer aligned with the priorities of the administration.”

The Iowa City school district will spend $2.1 million over the next year to partner with Junior Achievement on creation of an immersive career exploration program that educators say will help students chart a course for their high school education and beyond.

At an annual address, leaders cite progress in grad rates and steps for school safety. Cedar Rapids Community Schools Superintendent Tawana Grover says the district ‘is not perfect ... but is progressing’ toward goals.

According to the lawsuit, Joy’s child was diagnosed in March 2019 with a neurocognitive disability that required intensive medical care out of state.

The move will allow the Cedar Rapids nonprofit to increase the quality and quantity of low-cost arts programming for area youth and adults.

Five bills poised to directly affect Iowa’s public universities survived the second “funnel” deadline of the 2025 Legislative session this week — including one to establish a “Center for Intellectual Freedom” at the University of Iowa and another requiring each campus to create at least one three-year bachelor’s degree program.

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, which has empowered Black and biracial students in Cedar Rapids for more than 35 years, is preparing to transition to a new chapter with the retirement of its founder and executive director, Ruth White.

Of the more than 10,000 University of Iowa faculty and staff who completed a “personal health assessment” in 2024, just over half said they’re “thriving” — while the other nearly half said they’re “struggling.”