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Next Work-Based Learning Webinar Takes Place November 4: Addressing Iowa’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage

Next Work-Based Learning Webinar Takes Place November 4: Addressing Iowa’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage

There's a healthcare worker shortage in Iowa, but Iowa Workforce Development is helping bridge some of the gaps. Find out how Work-based Learning (WBL) can help employers and educators build new talent pipelines and help job seekers explore new...

Owner:  American Government
Four Iowa schools named as 2025 Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools

Four Iowa schools named as 2025 Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools

The Iowa Department of Education is excited to lead the prestigious Blue Ribbon Schools program for Iowa, continuing the legacy of the former National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today...

Owner:  American Government
Iowa Department of Education awards $3.8 million to 28 school districts, public charter schools, to further advance reading proficiency

Iowa Department of Education awards $3.8 million to 28 school districts, public charter schools, to further advance reading proficiency

Awards will support school district and public charter school development of local literacy plans aligned to the Science of Reading and Iowa’s statewide Comprehensive State Literacy Plan The Iowa Department of Education awarded $3.8 million in...

Owner:  American Government
Accelerating Innovation through the Iowa STEM Summit

Accelerating Innovation through the Iowa STEM Summit

Earlier this month, STEM educators, advocates, industry leaders and policymakers took over the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines for a full day of celebration and collaboration of all-things STEM. The annual Iowa STEM Summit, hosted by the...

Owner:  American Government
Nine educators named Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year

Nine educators named Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Education today named nine teachers from across the state as the 2026 Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year. Representing Iowa’s nine education regions, each teacher was selected for exemplary instructional...

Owner:  American Government
National awards spotlight innovation in healthy meals in Iowa schools

National awards spotlight innovation in healthy meals in Iowa schools

Eight Iowa schools have received national awards to recognize their work in providing healthy school meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Action for Healthy...

Owner:  American Government
Register now for the November/December session of the Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy

Register now for the November/December session of the Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy

The Iowa College & Career Readiness Academy, a program of the Iowa Department of Education's Bureau of Iowa College Aid, offers online courses designed for school counselors, teachers, administrators and others helping students attain...

Owner:  American Government
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Des Moines Christian runner Calen Ten Pas inspired by little brother
Des Moines Christian runner Calen Ten Pas inspired by little brother 
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Iowa high school state cross country 2025 preview: Scouting the individual and team races

Iowa high school state cross country 2025 preview: Scouting the individual and team races

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. FORT DODGE — Capsules for the state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course: Class 2A girls Time — 10:30 a.m. Friday Top...

Owner:  Folience Employees
George-Little Rock Among Four Schools Recognized As ‘Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools’

George-Little Rock Among Four Schools Recognized As ‘Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools’

Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Three of the state’s elementary schools (one of them in our area) and a middle school are in the inaugural 2025 class of “Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools.” Governor Kim Reynolds led a ceremony in Des Moines to honor schools in the...

Owner:  Neil W. Lipetzky, Dean Sorenson & Duane D. Butt
Letter to the editor: Amy Hospodarsky, Newman Abuissa and Clara Reynen will bring positive change to the Iowa City Council

Letter to the editor: Amy Hospodarsky, Newman Abuissa and Clara Reynen will bring positive change to the Iowa City Council

Hundreds gather in Iowa City’s Ped Mall to hear from loved ones of Jorge Elieser González Ochoa, as well as Escucha Mi Voz organizers and elected officials on Friday morning, Sept. 26, 2025. — Kellan Doolittle/Little Village By Tom Carsner, Iowa...

Owner:  Matthew Steele
Marshalltown Comm School District Education: 4,881 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year
Iraqi ambassador talks cultural diplomacy, building partnerships with US

Iraqi ambassador talks cultural diplomacy, building partnerships with US

The Iraqi Ambassador to the United States said he hopes to to shift Americans’ perception of Iraq from a country defined by war to one celebrated for its history and culture. Nazar Al Khirullah, who has served as Iraq’s ambassador to the United...

Owner:  George Washington University
Family Folk Machine: Dreaming Iowa | Music Column
Iowa women’s rowing splits squad for home event and Princeton regatta

Iowa women’s rowing splits squad for home event and Princeton regatta

Jeff Garbutt Sr. Head Coach | University of Iowa AthleticsJeff Garbutt Sr. Head Coach | University of Iowa Athletics The University of Iowa women's rowing team will divide its roster this weekend to compete both at home and away. On Saturday,...

Owner:  Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron
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