Iowa

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Iowa
Federal Democrats Are Fighting Over Charter Schools. Will Key Early Primary States Care?
Charter schools are playing a notable role in remarks about education from candidates like Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Yet it's not clear what if any role they'll have in important states like Iowa and New Hampshire.
Andrew Ujifusa, June 11, 2019
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6 min read
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Families & the Community How Schools Are Responding to Migrant Children
Educators in schools across the United States are working to support migrant students who’ve recently arrived from Central America. But the intensity of their needs can be a strain.
Kavitha Cardoza, April 9, 2019
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15 min read
Senior Rina Amom speaks to peers during a professional-development session at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, where school leaders are using student feedback to redesign the school’s mission and make lessons more engaging.
Senior Rina Amom speaks to peers during a professional-development session at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, where school leaders are using student feedback to redesign the school’s mission and make lessons more engaging.
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Professional Development These Students Are Doing PD With Their Teachers. Their Feedback Is Candid
After realizing that attendance and engagement were low for students of color, educators turned to the experts: the students themselves.
Denisa R. Superville, March 12, 2019
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10 min read
Teaching A Student Advises His Teachers on How to Improve
Zion Freeman saw positive changes in his history class after a conversation with his teacher on how to make the lessons more engaging and collaborative.
Denisa R. Superville, March 12, 2019
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2 min read
States Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019
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5 min read
Federal Betsy DeVos Approves ESSA Plans for Alaska and Iowa
That brings the number of states with approved plans to 44, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still awaiting the OK: California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Utah
Alyson Klein, May 16, 2018
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1 min read
School & District Management Iowa Earns a C on State Report Card, Ranks 19th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 17, 2018
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2 min read
Do Our Schools Reflect the Students They Serve? Schools must adjust to changing demographics by creating diverse learning environments, writes Tammy Wawro, president of the Iowa State Education Association.
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Do Our Schools Reflect the Students They Serve?
Schools must adjust to changing demographics by creating diverse learning environments, writes Tammy Wawro, president of the Iowa State Education Association.
Tammy Wawro, May 31, 2017
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2 min read
Teaching Profession Teachers Turn Craze Over Fidget Spinners Into Academic Lessons
The twirling gadgets are sparking lessons in writing, science, technology, and math, among other subjects.
Brenda Iasevoli, May 24, 2017
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2 min read
Teaching Profession Opinion In Iowa, Supporting Deeper Learning for Educators by Leveraging Collective Capacity
An Iowa system that provides leadership opportunities and higher pay for teachers supports professional learning for all educators.
Contributing Blogger, February 16, 2017
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5 min read
Budget & Finance Iowa Parents Sue State Over School Funding Formula
Until this week, Iowa was one of the last states in the nation not to have faced a lawsuit over its school funding formula.
Daarel Burnette II, December 22, 2016
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability New Standards in Iowa Would Include Critical Thinking, Financial Literacy
Iowa is among the states considering new social studies standards.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, October 14, 2016
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2 min read
Assessment Opinion Leadership for Student-Centered Learning in Action: A Visit to Iowa BIG
Iowa BIG, a competency-based program option for high school students in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, exemplifies qualities of transformational leadership for student-centered learning.
Contributing Blogger, June 6, 2016
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6 min read
School & District Management Rural Districts Merge, Close as Enrollment Drops
The majority of Iowa's counties have experienced population declines since 2010.
Jackie Mader, June 1, 2016
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2 min read
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