Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Education

A “pride point” is the growth in the number of students living in rural areas and girls enrollment in computer science courses.

Opponents to new law ‘blowing it out of proportion,’ she says,

Federal GEAR UP funding is designed to help districts with large shares of low-income students prepare those students for post-high school education and training.

How many accounts were approved for each of Iowa’s 99 counties? Find a map detailing the number of families in each county who’ve been approved to receive state money to pay for private school this year.

Library restrictions in an Iowa law passed this year are causing headaches for school librarians and administrators as they prepare for the new school year, and many have said they want to see more guidance from the state to clear up uncertainties. But one Republican lawmaker who supported the bill said, “It could not be more clear.”

Interest among Iowa families for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program continues to grow -- as does the potential cost to the state.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the resignation in a news release Thursday. Reynolds said she has appointed McKenzie Snow, the current deputy secretary of education for Virginia, to replace Aldis as director of the department.

She signed a letter urging Congress to overturn California’s law dictating the conditions of livestock that produce meat sold in the state, joining the chorus of Iowa Republicans calling the law disastrous for agriculture.

As of Friday, hundreds more Iowans than anticipated have applied for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program, potentially costing the state $11.2 million more than lawmakers had budgeted.

Iowa families can begin signing up today, for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program.

State officials have scheduled a series of webinars to teach Iowans about how to apply for state-funded financial assistance to attend a private school in the 2023-2024 school year. Applications for the Students First Education Savings Accounts will be accepted starting May 31 through June 30.

A handful of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ picks to lead state agencies and serve on state boards and commissions were confirmed to their roles with little to no bipartisan support under a new Republican super majority in the Iowa Senate.

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ picks to lead Iowa's state education agency and serve on the board that governs its three state universities met some push back Tuesday by Iowa Senate Democrats.

Ann Lebo, the former head of Iowa’s state education agency, who last month announced she was resigning to pursue other opportunities, now has a new job with the state.

Iowa’s jointly-enrolled high schoolers last year earned a total 1,804 degrees, diplomas, or certificates alongside their high school diplomas – marking a 61 percent jump in a single year from 2021, according to the new report.