Roland-Story Spends Over $100K of COVID-19 Funds on PE Equipment, Weight Room
Roland-Story Community School District’s school board approved the spending of $100,000 of federal ESSER III funds on physical education equipment, ...
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U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Iowa’s Mask Mandate Ban
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will investigate whether Iowa's mask mandate ban discriminates against students with ...
Sixty-Four School Districts Will Receive State Reimbursement Grants
Iowa will award $8.6 million in reimbursement grants to 64 of 130 school districts that applied for funding of mental ...
Editorial: Iowa’s Mask Mandate Ban Pushes Back Against Statism
The pandemic opened the door toward statist policies. The mask mandate ban is a necessary step back toward personal liberty ...
Report Says Iowa’s Civics and U.S. History Standards are Inadequate
The Fordham Institute released their grades of every state's U.S. History and Civics academic standards. Iowa's standards were found wanting.
Vander Hart: No, Iowa is Not Mandating Critical Race Theory
Shane Vander Hart: The Iowa Department of Education has not mandated or approved critical race theory, and under a new ...
Three Iowa students named 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Three Iowa high school students from Nashua, Sumner, and West Des Moines have been named to the 57th class of ...
Iowa House Approves Process Giving Voters Greater Ability to Initiate School Board Public Hearings
The Iowa House added several accountability measures for public and accredited non-public schools in an amendment to an education appropriations ...
Iowa Announces $11.5 Million in Education-Related Grants, $246.3 Million in Capital Investments
Gov. Kim Reynolds allocated $11.5 million in COVID-19-related relief to Iowa public school districts and community colleges, while IEDA approves ...
Pate Calls for Statewide High School Voter Registration Day on March 30
High School Voting Registration Day on March 30 coincides with the 50th anniversary of Iowa ratifying the 26th Amendment that ...
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