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The Clear Creek Amana schools bond referendum plan supports the district’s long-term goals to support neighborhood schools and avoid overcrowding. If approved, an elementary school will be built in Coralville.
Adding diverse books to the school library and creating a third- through fifth- grade running club are just a few of Lemi Tllahun’s dreams made reality at Hoover Community School in Cedar Rapids.
Governor’s STEM Advisory Council grant to help the program expand its health science curriculum
InquirEd asks an essential question students answer through inquiry-based learning and discovery.
Corey Seymour has 29 years of experience in education, working to improve equity and cultural proficiency, college and career readiness. He will start July 1.
A new Iowa law that bans teaching “divisive concepts” is having a “chilling effect” on culturally responsive teaching and diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 schools, some Iowa education experts say. Critical Race Theory is not actually mentioned in the law.
HelpNow connects students to learning resources, while VetNow connects veterans with an expert online to help them learn more about what benefits they can access through Veteran’s Affairs.
High school students and paraeducators will be able to begin training for a career as an educator and get paid through a new apprenticeship program in Iowa.
Advocates for the bill say it gives Iowa parents more school choice, but opponents say vouchers could have a devastating impact on public schools.
The district will sent letters to parents annually on the importance of secure gun storage and the legal obligation to protect minors from accessing guns.
In a facilities master plan information update Tuesday, open to the community via Zoom, Superintendent Noreen Bush presented three possible options for a general obligation bond: $55 million, $280 million or $420 million.
The students, who are a part of the school’s Black Student Union, say it’s important for them to share how the use of slurs affects Black students and people of color.
Eight Iowa school districts are violating a judicial order by not reinstating face mask requirements, says a letter sent Friday from the ACLU’s state chapter to those district.
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy will no longer offer instruction from district teachers.
Upon graduating from the University of Iowa, students in the Grow Our Own program are guaranteed a position with the Iowa City Community School District, if there is an opening.
