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$1 million each awarded to Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, Indian Hills Community College and Waterloo Community Schools DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today awarded three $1 million competitive grants through the new Career Academy Incentive Fund to prepare more high school s…

Picture this. You have found the perfect Iowa college program to help you on your career path, whether you are just finishing high school or starting fresh as an adult learner. However, after applying for all other available federal and state grants and scholarships, your budget for tuition and qualified fees still fal…

Thousands of talented Iowa educators lead and inspire their students, but only one is chosen annually as the state’s ambassador to education. The deadline to nominate the 2022 Iowa Teacher of the Year is April 1. The award is an opportunity to recognize an exceptional Iowa teacher who is helping redefine education…

Allison Morgan lets her first graders burn off some extra energy at Linn-Mar’s Westfield elementary MARION – What happens when a teacher-leader returns to the classroom full time? Really good things. After all, they not only coached teachers to become better educators, but they learned a thing or two ou…

As we look forward and collectively imagine the future of education in Iowa in a post-COVID world, it is important to really hear and understand our students’ experiences. Learning from our learners, actively listening and seeking their feedback is necessary in order to grow and build an even stronger education syste…

When ideas gain traction Necessity is the mother of invention, so when the pandemic served up enough necessity to go around, Clear Creek-Amana Community School District staff wasted no time being inventive to continue educating their most vulnerable students. Last spring, when Iowa’s schools closed to cope with…

Sponsors are sought for meal, snack sites across the state DES MOINES – In an effort to head off hunger, the Iowa Department of Education is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program that provides nutritious meals or snacks to children in low-income areas of the state during the summer months. Summer can …

February is National Black History Month. To find resources for either the classroom or personal edification, one need look only as far as Iowa’s history. Did you know: Iowa was one of the first states in the union to legalize interracial marriage back in 1851? That Iowa led the way in desegregating public sc…

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today released the latest edition of an annual report with state-level data and information about Iowa’s community colleges. The Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report includes data on programs and services, student enrollment and demographics, student succe…

The school environment plays a fundamental role in shaping lifelong healthy behaviors and can have a powerful influence on students' eating and physical activity habits. Learn about strategies and actions schools can take to create a healthy environment, including school wellness policies and 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Co…