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Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Riceville Community School District has figured out some things about child care, and it’s working. It boils down to one simple three-letter word. Y-E-S. 

Superintendent Barb Schwamman describes their success this way, “We call it the culture of yes. Yes, we are going to do this and yes…


Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Registration is open for the June training Teaching for Impact to be held June 13-14 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Area Education Agencies, the training is for all educators supporting learners with disabilities. There…


Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

The latest data and information on career and technical education in Iowa has been released in an annual report by the Iowa Department of Education.

The 2023 Annual Condition of Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) report features an analysis of CTE programming during the 2021-…


Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

The UNI-Dome at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls was abuzz last week with nearly 1,650 students, family members and educators taking part in the first Cedar Valley Family STEM Festival since 2018.

With over 60 exhibitors from Iowa businesses and local community partners,…


Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Five Iowa educators have been named 2023 finalists in the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

They are:

Mathematics

Adam Paulson, Johnston High School, Johnston Community School District Catherine Leipold, Waterloo West High School,…
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

A new resource is available to help schools locate and acquire more local foods for their school nutrition program. The Make it Fresh: Guide to Procuring Local Foods was developed and created by the Iowa Department of Education Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services through Iowa’s FY20 Team…


Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

A free anonymous K-12 school safety reporting system is now available to help prevent violence, unlawful possession of weapons, self-harm and other forms of victimization and threatening behaviors in schools across the state. 

The Governor’s School Safety Bureau is making Safe+…


Date: Monday, March 20, 2023

The Tri-County Head Start Program knows how to make the most of a good thing.

Every year, National Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Week is celebrated in mid-March and is designed to raise awareness of how the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) works to combat…


Date: Monday, March 20, 2023

The deadline is approaching for schools to apply to win a state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT! fitness center. Three elementary or middle schools in Iowa will be selected.

The DON’T QUIT! campaign aims to reverse the growing trends in mental illness and childhood obesity. Governor Reynolds and…


Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Agriculture education and FFA chapters at eleven Iowa school districts and nonpublic schools were recently awarded funding for projects focused on developing, implementing or enhancing local gardens and agricultural programs. The districts and schools will also work with their local nutrition…