Articles from August 2022
Iowa is partnering with six other states this year and joining the Great Apple Crunch to help celebrate local foods and highlight National Farm to School Month. The event celebrates healthy kids, locally grown apples and strong community partnerships with local Iowa farmers.
The project…
The hunt for Iowa’s next top agriculture educator of the year is underway. The nominating period for the prestigious Golden Owl Award is now open and seeks your input.
Sponsored by the Iowa FFA Foundation, Nationwide Insurance and other partners in agriculture, the annual Golden Owl…
14, 13, 11, 3 and 1. Like any family man, the ages of Mike Omari’s five children relay how busy his days are. Add in a full-time job, and his schedule is quickly filled up, seemingly too busy for any additional activities including opportunities for education and training. But Omari is…
School nutrition professionals, care providers, and education staff are encouraged to register (link removed) now for the Make it Fresh with Cooking Counts webinar scheduled for Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. Learn about 12 new, winning recipes from the Student Culinary Competition that was part of the 2020…
The Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund has extended its application deadline to Nov. 4. Awardees will be announced during Computer Science Education Week in early December. This updated time frame will help accommodate Iowa schools and districts busy with the start of the…
Imagine having to transport every person in the city of Des Moines – twice a day. Think of the logistics. For school officials, however, there’s nothing to imagine there. That’s because 205,538 Iowa students are transported to and from school. Every school day.
The ubiquitous yellow…
Planning for the future of education in Iowa calls for data that is not only reliable but also easily accessible. Enter Iowa Student Outcomes, a comprehensive, interactive website that houses education-related data and serves as a useful resource for any decision-maker.
Through a…
The Iowa Department of Education is seeking nominations for outstanding high school seniors for the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars selection cycle. We encourage you to nominate students who, while demonstrating outstanding scholarship, might not otherwise be nominated through the current SAT/…
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today awarded over $2.3 million in competitive grants to ten school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for learners whose social-emotional or behavioral needs impact their ability to be successful in their current learning environment.…
Explore new nutritional resources available for schools and communities to help support nutrition education, healthy eating habits and physical activity for children.
Created with funds from a 2021 Iowa Team Nutrition grant, the fact sheet posters and learning activity sheets are…