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
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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
Eagle Grove Schools Briefly Locked Down
At about 11:40 AM on Thursday, the Eagle Grove Community School District (EGCSD) received a report of a potential threat, leading to an immediate lockdown
Paschen’s Call to Action for Iowa’s AEA: “What the Heck is Going on in Des Moines?”
On Tuesday, March 26, Iowa Senate Republicans voted to gut Area Education Agencies (AEAs), which are vital to the success of all students, but especially
Senate passes bill requiring schools outline exemptions to immunization requirements
Legislation requiring schools to include information about vaccine exemptions in communications about immunization passed the Iowa Senate Monday. Senators sent Senate File 2196 to the
Reclaiming the ‘public’ in public education
Iowa Writers ‘Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers.In 2014, a new book, “for all the small schools, a photographic pursuit of Iowa’s forgotten schools,” by
The Thompson Times
The FIRST funnel came to a close this week. The pace to schedule subcommittees and committees to push bills through before the deadline keeps legislators
