K-12 Education

Faith Academy has grown from a two-grade school to 91 students representing 12 countries

Members of the Cedar Rapids school board and Johnson County Board of Supervisors are the latest public officials to come out against the gun rights amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Retired Indianola superintendent ‘successful’ in getting bonds passed as Cedar Rapids pursues possible $312 million referendum

With 14 days to go before the real midterm elections, more than 13,000 K-12 students in Iowa spoke in Tuesday’s Youth Straw Poll.

The mother who filed the complaint says her 6-year-old daughter was held in a seclusion room for 12 minutes — not for being violent as the law requires for this drastic measure — but for rolling around on the floor and refusing to follow directions.

Not a single state saw a notable improvement in their average test scores, with some like Iowa simply treading water at best.

The meeting was postponed as the district mourns the death of Superintendent Noreen Bush on Sunday. The school board is expected to appoint an interim superintendent on Wednesday.

‘We’re in a totally different place’ than three years ago, says Sandra Byard, Cedar Rapids schools’ health services coordinator.

Venture Academics, a new project-based learning program at Linn-Mar High School, has 200 students enrolled. They work with business to find solutions to school and community problems the students are passionate about.

Friends, colleagues will greatly miss leadership of Bush, a ‘small woman with the largest shoes ever’ to fill

Racial justice advocates dive in to juvenile justice system data at Suspended Summit in Cedar Rapids on Friday.

Superintendent Noreen Bush will no longer be the district’s acting superintendent starting Nov. 1. She has taken medical leave amid her battle with cancer.