The interactive career exploration experience is designed to help kids connect strengths and interests to possible careers, and better map out what classes to take in high school and beyond.
Grace King K-12 Education Jan. 19, 2026 10:09 am17d ago
The interactive career exploration experience is designed to help kids connect strengths and interests to possible careers, and better map out what classes to take in high school and beyond.
By Clark Kauffman, - Iowa Capital Dispatch Education Jan. 16, 2026 7:44 am20d ago
Oskaloosa teacher was fired after likening Charlie Kirk to Nazis in the immediate aftermath of the conservative activist’s slaying last fall.
K-12 Education Jan. 16, 2026 7:31 am20d ago
A fourth charter school — called Horizon Science Academy — received approval Thursday from the Iowa State Board of Education to open this fall in Cedar Rapids.
Higher Ed Jan. 15, 2026 2:31 pm21d ago
At the center of a legislative proposal to require undergraduate students at Iowa’s public universities to take courses on American history and American government is the question of what role lawmakers should have in a public university classroom.
Higher Ed Jan. 15, 2026 2:27 pm21d ago
Two years after changing Iowa Code to strip presidential-selection power from members of a university community, Republican legislators want to rewrite that amendment to clarify their intentions -- after a recent Iowa State University search concerned some lawmakers.
By Clark Kauffman, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
State Government Jan. 15, 2026 7:30 am21d ago
Two teachers, including one in Manchester, are suing the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and its executive director over complaints of unethical conduct filed against them.
By Scott Stewart, - Council Bluffs Nonpareil Business News Jan. 15, 2026 7:33 am21d ago
Lori Chavez-DeRemer tours Western Iowa Community College in Council Bluffs and Union Pacific dispatch center in Omaha.
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Jan. 15, 2026 7:24 am21d ago
“This was not a priority we brought to the Legislature,” Emily Shields, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy association Community Colleges for Iowa, told the House Higher Education Committee on Wednesday. “But then we studied it for a year, and the need is undeniable.”
K-12 Education Jan. 14, 2026 4:11 pm22d ago
The Iowa City school district this month is launching a survey to students, families and staff in an effort to “optimize the budget,” measure the effectiveness of current programs and initiatives, and identify key priorities.
K-12 Education Jan. 14, 2026 2:52 pm22d ago
Law enforcement officers not allowed inside school buildings without showing identification and a warrant
Higher Ed Jan. 13, 2026 1:28 pm23d ago
University of Iowa Health Care has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the family of an infant who — following days of intense labor a decade ago — was born with brain damage and physical impairment, making her “permanently dependent upon others for her care.”
K-12 Education Jan. 13, 2026 3:32 pm23d ago
More than 200 people turned out Monday at a Cedar Rapids school board meeting — and many spoke against a plan to close up to six elementary schools — but district leaders say school closures are necessary for long-term sustainability while acknowledging the decisions will be “extraordinarily hard.”
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