Education

According to unofficial results, 72 percent of voters who participated in Tuesday’s election voted to continue the Cedar Rapids school district’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy, or PPEL.

For the first time in more than a decade, the Board of Regents is only seeking a base appropriation increase from the state for one of its campuses -- the University of Northern Iowa.

In addition to the $943,635 a former University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy machine shop manager diverted from the campus’ pocketbook to his own, according to a recent state auditor investigation, the university paid him and two other involved employees nearly $473,250 while they were on leave pending the lengthy investigation – bringing the total UI hit to about $1.4 million.

Three teens were arrested Friday on charges that they broke into Iowa City West High School and stabbed someone.

Eastern Iowa schools are exploring policies around smartphone use in the classroom, citing the impact on students’ mental health and their education.

University of Iowa Health Care earlier this summer began shopping for “inpatient telehealth products and solutions currently on the market to support inpatient teleconsult, telestroke, telesitting and virtual nursing workflows.”

Eleven charter schools across Iowa each receives awards of up to $500,000 to support infrastructure, transportation, curriculum and technology needs.

Newly governed by a revised tiered student organization structure the University of Iowa implemented this fall following years of litigation, appeals, and legislative action, the UI chapter of conservative-leaning Young Americans for Freedom next week will host its first big event of the academic year.