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Legal group files brief to support blocking law banning books from Iowa K-12 schools
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 28, 2025 A legal organization focused on freedom of expression filed a new legal brief Monday asking the
School cellphone bans spread across states, though enforcement could be tricky
By: Robbie Sequeira Across the country, state lawmakers are finding rare bipartisan ground on an increasingly urgent issue for educators and parents: banning cellphone use
Bill to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act clears Senate subcommittee
By: Robin Opsahl Iowans weighed in for the second day of public input on a bill to remove gender identity as a protected class from the
Bill Would Add Nutrition, Natural Light Provisions to Therapeutic Classroom Grants
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Schools could use state grant funding for therapeutic classrooms to provide access to vitamin and mineral supplementals, “minimally processed
A Coup Attempt Against American Taxpayers
Trump’s attempt to freeze federal funds for government services was an effort to steal our tax dollars to enrich billionaires. And he’ll try again. By Karen
Iowa 4-H Plant the Moon Selected for Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program
By Maya Hayslett, Sydney Peterson Plant the Moon Challenge experiments. AMES, Iowa – The Iowa 4-H Plant the Moon Challenge has been selected for the
Librarians Gain Protections in Some States As Book Bans Soar
Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and conservative activists demanding that certain books
Bears Still Reading – With an Extra Stitch Here and There
Colleen Bartlett of Iowa Central Community College was the guest reader for first and second graders last week, as Deb Townsend (aka “Tutu the Elf”)
Updated 2024-25 School Calendar Announced
Following the re-scheduling of a county wide Full PD day by the School Board of the Eagle Grove Community School District, the district has released
