Articles from April 2023
During an emergency in a school building, minutes – seconds, really – make a difference. What’s the problem? Where’…
New grant applications are now being accepted by Iowa College Aid to help develop Local College Access Networks (LCAN). This funding opportunity is a four-year grant that brings together community partners to address postsecondary attainment and workforce needs and is intended to be used as seed…
Eight Iowa students have been named semifinalists for the prestigious 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars program. They are:
Justin W. Berlage, Ridgeway - Decorah High School Eshaan S. Chandani, Johnston - Johnston High School* Maya Chu, Iowa City - West High School Alaina M. Gebel, Lansing…North Scott educator Emily Kruse was crowned as the 2022-23 Golden Owl Award winner on Tuesday, recognizing her as Iowa’s outstanding agriculture educator for the year.
Sponsored by the Iowa FFA Foundation, Nationwide Insurance and other agricultural partners, this annual award…
When Lucero Martinez first learned about the Seal of Biliteracy, she jumped at the chance to officially be recognized as being proficient in English and her native Spanish. She was awarded the certificate when she graduated from Ames High School in 2020.
“When you have a certification…
The Iowa Department of Education is offering four different one-day workshops this summer to support high-quality teaching and learning in social studies.
Each workshop, which will be held at different locations around the state, targets specific elements related to Iowa standards…
Grants designed to begin or expand programs that increase access to locally grown food and education are now available for child-care and preschool programs.
The grants are available through the Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Coalition, which brings together a group of farm to school…
Chefs and farmers have something in common. Both are passionate about high-quality, healthy foods. When…
For five days in June, educators from across the state will take over the campus at the University of Northern Iowa for a fun and intensive week of computer science professional development and networking.
Iowa’s premier computer science training, known as Computer Science Professional…
At the Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Iowa Culinary Institute, students are used to rolling up their sleeves and working in the college’s training kitchen. But the typical hands-on learning atmosphere was taken up a…