Iowa

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Iowa
School & District Management Iowa Governor Seeks to Raise Teachers' College Bar
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad wants a minimum 3.0 GPA for those seeking admission to teacher-education programs.
Sean Cavanagh, December 13, 2011
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School & District Management Consolidation Watch: Rural Iowa Losing Schools
Falling enrollments and shrinking state funds nudged voters in a dozen school districts in western and northern Iowa to OK a round of mergers beginning next year.
Mary Schulken, September 28, 2010
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Education Funding Iowa Schools Receiving Modest Spending Hike
Despite difficult budget circumstances, Iowa lawmakers were able to provide a modest boost for education programs, including community colleges and early-childhood education.
Alyson Klein, April 20, 2010
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Gov. Chet Culver
Teaching Profession Funding for Higher Teacher Salaries Among Iowa Legislative Actions
Newly approved $75 million will help move the state closer to its goal of reaching the median national salary.
Alyson Klein, May 20, 2008
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Two women shield themselves during a press conference in Postville, Iowa, where school officials spent much of last week working to reassure immigrant families after hundreds of arrests at a local meat-processing plant.
Two women shield themselves during a press conference in Postville, Iowa, where school officials spent much of last week working to reassure immigrant families after hundreds of arrests at a local meat-processing plant.
Jessica Reilly/Telegraph Herald/AP
Equity & Diversity Iowa School District Left Coping With Immigration Raid's Impact
School officials are working to cope with the aftermath of the raid that left some students' parents in custody and tensions high in the local Latino community.
Mary Ann Zehr, May 14, 2008
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School Choice & Charters Iowa Mandates 'Core Curriculum' for Private Schools
Legislators in Iowa have approved a new statewide curriculum mandate that has some private school advocates alarmed.
Erik W. Robelen, May 6, 2008
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College & Workforce Readiness College-Credit Plan for High-Schoolers a Hot Iowa Debate
The U.S. Department of Education says that more than half of all colleges enroll high school students in courses for college credit.
Scott J. Cech, April 8, 2008
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Standards & Accountability Iowa Moves on Content Standards for Core Subjects
State education officials are working on a model curriculum for K-8 as required by legislation adopted last year that set state standards in core subjects.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, January 25, 2008
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Education State of the States Iowa
Gov. Culver proposed in his annual speech to lawmakers a $5 million Science, Technology, and Engineering and Math Center at the University of Northern Iowa, arguing that the investment would help double the number of math and science teachers in the state's public schools.
Alyson Klein, January 22, 2008
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Special Education Embracing ‘Response to Intervention’
The Heartland Area Education Agency in Iowa is helping school districts adopt the framework as good instructional practice.
Christina A. Samuels, January 18, 2008
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School & District Management School Boards’ Effect on Student Learning Gets New Attention
The job of school boards is being redefined, and weakened, by changes taking place at the national, state, and local levels.
Debra Viadero, September 24, 2007
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Education TV Ads Push Candidates to Offer Ways to Improve Education System
The commercials, paid for by Strong American Schools, will begin airing Friday in the Des Moines market.
The Associated Press, August 3, 2007
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Teaching Profession Clinton Courts Politically Potent Teachers
Addressing teachers and education advocates in Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidate pledged to give public schools the resources needed to properly educate children.
The Associated Press, August 1, 2007
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Student Well-Being & Movement The Tooth Fairy—Or Big Brother?
Iowa schools will require dental screenings, despite concerns about follow-up.
Laura Greifner, May 22, 2007
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