Robert Cramer — a long-time executive with his family’s bridge-construction and land development company and past board member of The Family Leader — on Wednesday was elected president of Iowa’s Board of Regents.
The program aims to put juniors and seniors on a path to earn a Federal Aviation Administration mechanic certification.
The Transportation Department said Monday that it plans to revoke the accreditation of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days. Another 4,000 schools are being warned they may face similar action.
With more than three years left of her six-year term, Board of Regents President Sherry Bates on Monday announced she’s resigning from the board Thursday.
More Iowa high school students are graduating with industry recognized credentials as the state homes in on work-based learning.
The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners is investigating allegations against three Clayton Ridge Community School District administrators.
Also in this week’s roundup of government news, Cedar Rapids gathers input from 700 residents about adding green spaces to the community
Due to last week’s winter storm that dumped nearly 15 inches of snow on the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area and a foot in many other communities, the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University are canceling classes Monday “to provide students more time to return to campus from Thanksgiving break.”
The hundreds of faculty, staff, students, and community members who offered feedback on the two finalists for Iowa State University president gave higher marks to and more positive comments for the candidate not chosen -- Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Benjamin Houlton.
Every fall in Coralville, the University of Iowa’s Center for the Book hosts one of only two mulberry harvests by universities in the country. The ancient Japanese tradition remains a key to preserving artifacts, conserving books and engaging the future of art.
Exceeding expectations in some patient categories — like those needing emergency care or to be admitted overnight — University of Iowa Health Care’s new orthopedics-focused hospital in North Liberty already is “becoming an anchor for the growing community” after just six months, officials said.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state is in a “good place” to receive nearly $157 million in federal education funding by block grant rather than through the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that it will help eliminate “bureaucracy.”
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