The Iowa Newspaper Association’s annual awards gala is coming up this week, on Thursday. And, once again we have a local nominee for an award
Tag: Education
Virtual Teacher License Renewal Course ‘Small Change: Building Financial Security’ on June 5 Benefits Students and Adults
by Carol Ehlers, Phyllis Zalenski AMES, Iowa – Iowa K-12 teachers and their students will benefit from “Small Change: Building Financial Security for Educators.” This
Q&A With District 2 Supervisor Candidates
There's a primary election on in the race for the District 2 Supervisor's seat. The seat is currently held by long-serving incumbent Karl Helgevold, who
Eagle Grove Mama Cats donate to Reading Buddies Program
A $2,496.00 donation from the Mama Cats parent teacher organization “pays for students in Eagle Grove and their participation in the reading buddies program,” said
Iowa Senate Sends Amended Version of Aea Bill Back to House
The Iowa Senate sent an amended Area Education Agencies bill back to the House for review Monday, changing the legislation to again allow schools to
House Education Committee passes school funding, teacher pay bills
In the final day before the first legislative deadline, House lawmakers passed a school funding proposal for the upcoming school year — as well as
Kids are flooded with social media and news. Some states want to help them question it.
Media literacy classes have attracted bipartisan support, but some critics see a ‘woke’ agenda Young people may be digital natives, but many of them aren’t
State appeals court block on Iowa’s law restricting school books, LGBTQ subjects
The state of Iowa is appealing a federal judge’s decision to block enforcement of a law that removes books with sexual content from public schools
Opinion: Where’s the GOP outrage over farm debt assistance?
I try to stay atop the day’s news. But I must have dozed off last week — because I missed the response from Iowa Republican
Boot camp – easy as ABC?
Boot camp isn't something one normally thinks about as easy, but ironically the ABC's are seen as the epitome of easy. To most adults. But
