Education

Cleaning the brick and maintaining many windows and doors part of the plan to save structure

Hugh Culverhouse Jr., a Florida megadonor and firebrand son of a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner, has stepped up to help the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program after it suffered a devastating blow this year in the loss of nearly $1 million in federal funding.

Four teams from Prairie and Alburnette high schools gave final presentations Wednesday at The Eastern Iowa Airport. Ideas include better seating, a library and an app that rewards passengers.

The governor said the law will decrease cyberbullying and classroom distractions, improve students’ concentration and address concerns about students’ mental health.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Linn-Mar school board will vote on the district’s next fiscal year budget Monday.

Cedar Rapids schools to continue to offer free, half-day preschool at Truman and other elementary schools while state lawmakers have not acted on funding for full-day programs.

Renovations to the Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy added to the plan with the intent to combine the middle school with Wilson, which would become an elementary school.

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many — including four at the University of Iowa — filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.