Education

Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Steve Osborn has asked state lawmakers to exempt 17- and 18-year-old Guard members from being marked absent while performing guard duties

A version of proposed updates to Iowa’s science education standards — omitting the phrases “climate change” and “biological evolution” — is not the version a 37-member “Iowa Department of Education Science Standards Revision Team” signed off on, members said during a public forum Wednesday.

Families interested in theme-based learning for their children can enter the lottery for a chance to be placed in their chosen school outside their attendance boundary

The high school located in downtown Cedar Rapids opened in the fall of 2023 as a project-based school students can opt into

The Exploring Education class is seeking 3-year-olds for high school students in the class to gain hands-on experience teaching social skills, literacy and math.

Also, Johnson County expands eligibility for its Childcare Assistance Incentive Program

Research for years has linked exercise with long-term health benefits, but a new University of Iowa study highlights ways to capitalize on the connection in a health care setting.

Just days before lawmakers convene Monday in Des Moines for the 2025 legislative session, the Republican chair of a new Iowa House Higher Education Committee sent a letter to the state Board of Regents advising it to reject a University of Iowa proposal to create a new “School of Social and Cultural Analysis.”