School districts are thinking critically about racial justice in the tracking of academic opportunities, discipline, retention and hiring of historically underrepresented groups, and staff training around cultural competence.
Truman Early Childhood Center to offer full-day preschool and before and after school care this fall.
Fewer students overall are being charged and more continue to be diverted from arrest in the Cedar Rapids Community School District after changes were made to its school resource officer program last year. But more Black students are being arrested than white students.
The Iowa House went two different directions Monday as it extended more local control to cities to deal with public nuisances, but took away local control from public and private schools, day care centers and colleges by prohibiting them from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Clear Creek Amana schools bond referendum plan supports the district’s long-term goals to support neighborhood schools and avoid overcrowding. If approved, an elementary school will be built in Coralville.
Adding diverse books to the school library and creating a third- through fifth- grade running club are just a few of Lemi Tllahun’s dreams made reality at Hoover Community School in Cedar Rapids.
Governor’s STEM Advisory Council grant to help the program expand its health science curriculum
InquirEd asks an essential question students answer through inquiry-based learning and discovery.
Corey Seymour has 29 years of experience in education, working to improve equity and cultural proficiency, college and career readiness. He will start July 1.
A new Iowa law that bans teaching “divisive concepts” is having a “chilling effect” on culturally responsive teaching and diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 schools, some Iowa education experts say. Critical Race Theory is not actually mentioned in the law.
HelpNow connects students to learning resources, while VetNow connects veterans with an expert online to help them learn more about what benefits they can access through Veteran’s Affairs.
High school students and paraeducators will be able to begin training for a career as an educator and get paid through a new apprenticeship program in Iowa.
Advocates for the bill say it gives Iowa parents more school choice, but opponents say vouchers could have a devastating impact on public schools.
Public K-12 schools in Iowa are in line for a 2.5 percent increase in state funding under a proposal that cleared the Iowa Legislature on Monday and is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
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