Education

A Board of Regents pause on new diversity, equity, and inclusion programming – enacted last week in response to a Republican-led bill

Iowa City schools working closely with Coralville police and first responders

Iowa’s jointly-enrolled high schoolers last year earned a total 1,804 degrees, diplomas, or certificates alongside their high school diplomas – marking a 61 percent jump in a single year from 2021, according to the new report.

Best practice for K-12 schools is to offer one psychologist per 500 students, but Iowa is far lacking — at one per 1,900 students, with its outlook “worsening,” according to the National Association of School Psychologists.

Schools districts and police departments across Iowa were dealing with “swatting” calls Tuesday morning, in which someone made false reports of active shooter situations at schools.

Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material.

The city is seeking public input on the plan, which is available on the city’s website.

A law passed last year by Iowa legislators allows schools to stock Narcan for free, and Cedar Rapids has taken advantage of that.