Families can submit applications starting April 16 at 8 a.m. through June 30 at 11:59 p.m. DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today
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Deadline Approaches on New Laws That Would Greatly Affect All Iowans
By Edward Lynn Editor DES MOINES, Iowa — As the Iowa Legislature moves past its first major deadline of the 2025 session, lawmakers are poised
Iowa Board of Regents president directs universities to scrub websites of DEI
By Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Board of Regents President Sherry Bates directed state universities Thursday to remove all online mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion and begin
Diversity ‘Still Matters,’ University of Iowa President Tells Lawmakers
University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson told Iowa lawmakers Monday that, while the university is being careful with language, diversity, in the broadest sense
Iowa Legislature convenes for 2025 session with focus on property taxes, schools
The Iowa Legislature convened for the 2025 legislative session Monday with a new slate of legislators and goals to pass property tax and school
What To Expect From the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session
By Robin Opsahl As Iowa lawmakers get ready to reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session with new members, leaders said they are heading into
Iowa’s public universities prepare program expansions in 2023, 2024
Iowa’s three public universities are planning to expand several programs over the next two academic years. Starting in 2023, Iowa State University is helping students
U.S. Supreme Court to review Biden student debt relief plan in February
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hear oral arguments in February over a legal challenge by six Republican-led states to the
Student loan cancellation got blocked. Now what? 3 questions answered
When the Biden administration announced in August 2022 that it was canceling up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower, it said the idea
Two Scholarships Available for College Students
The Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has 2 scholarships that are available to eligible college students. These scholarships are for students who
