The Marion High School marching band performed an exhibition show at the high school Friday, preparing to present its George Gershwin-inspired production at football games this fall.
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The Marion High School marching band performed an exhibition show at the high school Friday, preparing to present its George Gershwin-inspired production at football games this fall.
Given changes threatening higher education norms — and the University of Iowa’s “strong financial position today” — the campus on Thursday announced a new strategic initiative focused on increasing revenue and improving operational efficiency.
Goal almost met with more than 5,000 signatures collected to get bond to fund facility needs placed on November ballot
Hoover Elementary School teachers and families Monday spoke about the dire need for a new facility after plans for construction were temporarily delayed last month when neighbors voiced concerns about the project.
Students and staff in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City schools who are exposed to measles and do not have proof of vaccination will be required to stay home 21 days after exposure.
Browse, sort or search University of Iowa employee salaries for fiscal year 2024.
The number of students in Cedar Rapids schools charged with a crime fell by nearly 50 percent last school year, the result of work by a group violence intervention program that aims to prevent crime.
In a politically-charged higher education climate — including in Iowa, where students are just weeks from returning to campuses under fire for undercover videos attempting to expose gaps in compliance with DEI laws — the Board of Regents on Tuesday approved new policies aimed at avoiding “indoctrination.”
With two University of Iowa employees on leave and under state and UI investigation after discussing in an undercover video campus efforts to skirt new DEI regulations, a third video has emerged — this time of an Iowa State University employee admitting to “finding loopholes in the laws.”
Also in this week’s Government Notes, Cedar Rapids has been recognized for its McLoud Run flood control project
Instead of passing a new policy banning Iowa’s public universities from requiring students to take courses with “substantial” DEI or CRT content to satisfy any major, minor, or certificate, the Board of Regents — facing fierce backlash — has found an “alternative approach” aiming to avoid “indoctrination of one perspective.”
Although the University of Northern Iowa had wanted to offer in-state tuition to both new and returning students from Iowa’s six border states, only freshmen and new transfer students from those neighboring states will get the lower rates – given the limited available funding to support the initiative this year.
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