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ANITA – A team from CAM High School won a statewide competition by producing a video promoting the town of Anita. The video, called Why Our Town Anita, highlights reasons that make the west-central Iowa town a good place to live and raise a family. The marketing project challenge came from the Clearinghouse for…

DES MOINES — Three Iowa high school students have been named to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. The program recognizes up to 161 high school seniors from across the country for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career and technical education fields. Iowa’s U.S. Presidential Scholars …

Cards being sent in multiple mailings that began May 10 (DES MOINES, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and Iowa Department of Education announced today the distribution plan for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food assistance benefits for eligible Iowa school children.  The f…

Editor’s note: It is National Teacher Appreciation Week. As part of the celebration, we profiled teachers throughout the state. Here’s one: Charissa S. McAuliff, Dubuque Community School District Grade levels taught: Grades 6, 5, 4, 3, K for nine years; English Language Learners (ELL) grades K-5 for 11 yea…

Editor’s note: It is National Teacher Appreciation Week. As part of the celebration, we profiled teachers throughout the state. Here’s one: Elsa Schmidt, Mid-Prairie Community School District Grade level taught: I teach ninth through 12th grade. Subjects taught: I teach agriculture education courses, inc…

Editor’s note: It is National Teacher Appreciation Week. As part of the celebration, we profiled teachers throughout the state. Here’s one: Marjorie Beckman, Mount Pleasant Community School District Grade level taught: I’m a teacher for ninth through 12th grade. Subjects taught: I teach culinary arts a…

Editor’s note: It is National Teacher Appreciation Week. As part of the celebration, we profiled teachers throughout the state. Here’s one: Jenny Rants, Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District Grade level taught: Special Education K-5 Subjects taught: Special Education School: South Prairie Elem…

DES MOINES - The Iowa State Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, May 6, in the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, State Board Room (second floor), 400 E. 14th Street, Des Moines. The meeting is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. and will be held in person with th…

Editor’s note: It is National Teacher Appreciation Week. As part of the celebration, we profiled teachers throughout the state. Here’s one: Tami Cottrell, Clinton Community School District Grade level taught: I teach 10th through 12th grade as well as the concurrent enrollment program. Subjects taught: H…

Editor’s note: It is National Teacher Appreciation Week. As part of the celebration, we profiled teachers throughout the state. Here’s one: Denise Oakley, Sioux City Community School District Grade level taught: Currently I am teaching second grade. I have taught kindergarten through sixth grade. Subject…