K-12 Education

An armed parent entered the building to confront the principal about sending his son home from school, authorities said.

Mount Vernon City Manager Chris Nosbisch is looking toward the future of the growing community. Between plans to revitalize the downtown, possibly building a new pool, renovating a former church into a new police station and purchasing new land for a public works site, Nosbisch said his goal is to “leave the community in a better position than when I got there.”

City of Cedar Rapids, public library, Young Parents Network and Reading into Success earned Pacesetter Honor for ‘moving the needle’

Pear Deck helps teachers see immediately if students understand the lesson

Clark Weaver and Sondra Nelson had decades-long teacher careers in the district before serving two terms each on the Linn-Mar school board.

Bidding will culminate in the annual LGBTQ+ Luncheon Dec. 9, with proceeds going to support Center programs

Lifelong Cedar Rapids resident Rae Jeanne Kilberger has donated and helped fund a new nature preserve named “Bird Preserve” in honor of her grandfather. According to a plaque at the new preserve, Clayton “Jack” Bird valued "the land, its beauty, the wetlands, the wildlife & birds, beauty and giving and sharing with others.“

Open enrollment into neighboring districts, private and non-public schools also is trending upward as Cedar Rapids school officials set goal to improve enrollment.

The domes at each middle school were closed last month after they were determined to be structurally unstable

School bus converted into a classroom with the help of students, staff and professional contractors

President of the group Aida Jones, 13, leading the group students through changes to Iowa laws that target LGBTQ youth

Private school funding boosts Iowa on conservative Heritage Foundation’s report card