The governor says the new state program will help grow existing summer meal sites; critics say it will fall well short of what the federal program would have offered.
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The governor says the new state program will help grow existing summer meal sites; critics say it will fall well short of what the federal program would have offered.
The university has agreed to merge its 51-year-old Rape Victim Advocacy Program with the Iowa City-based Domestic Violence Intervention Program, which started after the UI’s Women’s Resource and Action Center in 1977 landed a grant to explore the issue of domestic violence in the community.
Many Hills parents are mad the Iowa City Community School District is closing their elementary school, but that doesn’t mean they want to send their kids to another lower-ranking district. This is despite offers from two lawmakers to help the Johnson County community move its students to another school district, such as Lone Tree.
Expanding college and career education has been a focus of Cedar Rapids school leaders for the last year -- and is part of the district’s strategic plan -- to better prepare students for high-wage, high-skill and in-demand careers after high school.
People across the U.S. — including more than 500 Taft Middle School students in Cedar Rapids and thousands on the Pentacrest in Iowa City — watched as the moon passed between the Earth and the sun for a solar eclipse Monday afternoon.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
Learn about the integration of creativity and technology from area professionals and hands-on, family friendly activities
Veo, the Chicago vendor that owns and operates Cedar Rapids’ bike and scooter rental program, has worked with the city
“For over four hours, they were just completely fighting about me,” Jasmyn Jordan said. “Calling me a white supremacist, a Nazi, a bigot, a token, all that kind of stuff, which was really weird to me. Because, first off, I hadn't even gotten the chance to state my position, state what I believe.”
Property owners to see a decrease in the proposed property tax levy
Hoping to address UI employment demands alongside academic needs for its students-in-training, UIHC recently partnered with the College of Nursing for what could serve as a “win-win-win.” By hiring students for a new “unit partner” position, the university aims to give them “invaluable experience while also supporting the workload of hospital staff and enhancing patient care.”
School, community still recovering from January school shooting
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