K-12 Education

‘We cannot simply ignore the law,’ letter to parents signed by 10 superintendents says

Police objected to officer removals from McKinley and Roosevelt

The flags will help the districts stay in compliance with a new state law that requires every K-12 school to administer the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis and show the U.S. flag while the pledge is recited.

Parents frustrated that they don’t know whether their child is considered a close contact with someone who tested positive, and how to continue learning when in quarantine.

A group of parents of disabled students filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to strike down Iowa's law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education.

Wear a mask in schools, remain home when sick or if in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and get tested.

WATERLOO — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her writing on race is joining with educators in Iowa to launch a free community-based after-school literacy program in her hometown.

Cedar Rapids schools to begin contact tracing and students or staff members with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test are required to isolate for 10 days.

District leaders are already preparing for the next bond vote needed to serve a rapidly growing student body.

Mask mandate should remain in effect until all elementary-age children are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine and community spread of the virus is low, the letter stated.

Amended suit asks the court to declare that a new state law violates equal protection and due process rights guaranteed in the federal and state constitutions.

The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states - Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah - that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.