The addition of college and career academies to Cedar Rapids high schools — starting with freshman academies launching in the fall of 2025 — will bring real-world experience to classrooms that aligns with their future career interests.
Thomas Braverman has worked with special education students in Eastern Iowa for 35 years, helping them academically, socially and in gaining workplace readiness skills.
Many Hills parents are mad the Iowa City Community School District is closing their elementary school, but that doesn’t mean they want to send their kids to another lower-ranking district. This is despite offers from two lawmakers to help the Johnson County community move its students to another school district, such as Lone Tree.
Expanding college and career education has been a focus of Cedar Rapids school leaders for the last year -- and is part of the district’s strategic plan -- to better prepare students for high-wage, high-skill and in-demand careers after high school.
People across the U.S. — including more than 500 Taft Middle School students in Cedar Rapids and thousands on the Pentacrest in Iowa City — watched as the moon passed between the Earth and the sun for a solar eclipse Monday afternoon.
Learn about the integration of creativity and technology from area professionals and hands-on, family friendly activities
Veo, the Chicago vendor that owns and operates Cedar Rapids’ bike and scooter rental program, has worked with the city
Property owners to see a decrease in the proposed property tax levy
School, community still recovering from January school shooting
Students lead an evening of faith, fellowship and inclusion in an effort to break down cultural barriers during the month of Ramadan
Educators say moving sixth grade from elementary schools to middle schools will enable middle school students to find a passion and feel more connected to their school. The junior high model — which was just seventh- and eighth-graders — is too short a time to feel at home in a building, they said.
Senate Democrats, who no longer have the numbers needed to reject gubernatorial nominations, opposed McKenzie Snow’s nomination over her lack of public education experience.
A companion bill advanced in February out of a Senate subcommittee, but the chamber has not advanced it further.
City High student receives honorable mention for his documentary ‘Prescribing Change: America’s Healthcare Crisis“
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