Articles Tagged: Iowa City Community School District

2023 legislative priorities include fully funding 4-year-old preschool, mental health

Educators continue to see value in offering the option to some students three years in to the pandemic.

School board expected to approve pilot agreement with survelliance company that continuously scan existing surveillance cameras for potential threats

Iowa City school calendars for the next three years — approved last month by the school board — don’t include plans to move to a four-day school week, a conversation that had been initiated by district officials earlier this year.

What does information technology in schools look like today more than two years into the pandemic?

Iowa City educators moving away from traditional grading practices.

The clinics provide free healthcare to uninsured and underinsured kids in Johnson and Washington counties

Iowa City school board approves updated timeline for a decade of facility projects

The space will be used for professional development for educators, the online learning program and possibly career and technical education

A settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in 2020 says the district will make all playgrounds readily accessible to people with disabilities by 2023.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District lost 126 teachers at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, up from 100 teachers last year. Now the district is making it harder for teachers to break their contracts.

Area schools are increasing the cost of student meals up to 25 cents for the 2022-23 school year after two years of providing free breakfast and lunch with federal waivers.

Moment No. 26: The Iowa City Community School District names its North Liberty elementary school after Title IX pioneer and former Iowa women’s athletics director Christine Grant.

The pilot program is expected to make preschool more accessible to families who can’t drop off and pick up their children during work hours

IOWA PROFILE: Christine Boge’s gift will help close opportunity gaps and provide supports to students in need. The $1 million gift is the largest donation in the foundation’s 40-year history.