K-12 Education

Cedar Rapids school officials are taking families’ questions and concerns into consideration as they continue to develop their plan for College and Career Pathways at four of their high schools.

The Prairie and Alburnett high schools are the first in Iowa to launch a program called 3DE that partners businesses with students to pitch solutions to real-world questions.

The district plans to hold informational meetings next week for parents about its new Freshman Academies and College & Career Pathways programs.

K-12 educators can get free school supplies from the Eastern Iowa nonprofit.

From city planning to baking, here are a few of the jobs high school students are exploring in Cedar Rapids’ new project-based learning school.

What began as a class project to explore the lives and impact of women from Waterloo, became a published book that has sold out and is being reprinted.

Students in a project-based learning program called Venture Academics researched, engaged community in naming Coopers Creek.

Also, Cedar Rapids is planning a $5.1 million reconstruction project for a portion of 42nd Street NE

Current eighth graders will be the first in a new Cedar Rapids schools program launching next fall that aims to prepare students for the workforce, military or college

Almost 60 students at Cedar River Academy — an elementary school in Cedar Rapids — will be reassigned to other district schools next month to address staffing shortages and “ensure a quality education for all students.”

A safe place for kids is becoming increasingly important as state legislatures have introduced and implemented a record number of anti-LGBTQ policies, says center’s director Lori Ampey

Grants are available to educators for professional development and support student participation in activities and prepare them for post-secondary success.