IA: Education
Poll: Address child hunger in next Farm Bill
Results of a poll by the Save the Children Action Network show voters of all backgrounds are struggling with the cost of living and want the governmen…
Iowa gradúa a nuevos líderes de defensa de discapacidades
Trece estudiantes, con edades comprendidas entre 14 y 21 años, acaban de graduarse del Youth Leadership Academy del Iowa Developmental …
Iowa mints new disability advocacy leaders
Thirteen students, ranging in age from 14 to 21, have just graduated from the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council Youth Leadership Academy…
'Tuition Tracker' helps Iowa's rural college-bound students
For Iowa students thinking about attending college in the fall, an interactive online "Tuition Tracker" can help them figure out some of the costs …
Report: Iowa students' reading, math deficiencies 'concerning'
New data rank Iowa seventh in the nation for the overall health and well-being of its kids. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book …
GOP threatens rural Republicans for school voucher opposition
By Lane Wendell Fischer for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News Service …
IA cuts historical rural school groups
Educators and public school advocates are pushing back on a measure which would consolidate state-funded services that have been an important part of …
Iowa lawmakers dismiss private school voucher ethics complaint
An ethics committee in the Republican-led Iowa House has dismissed a complaint filed by a group of community activists against a state lawmaker for hi…
Two rural Iowa newspapers saved from extinction
The University of Iowa's daily newspaper has purchased two small-town papers as part of an attempt to keep local news alive in rural Iowa, while at …
Iowa ramps up push to register young voters
Election officials in Iowa are upping their efforts to increase political participation among the state's youngest voters. A registration event has …
Iowa aumenta 'presión' para registrar a votantes jóvenes
Los funcionarios electorales de Iowa están intensificando sus esfuerzos para aumentar la participación política entre los votantes m…
Report shows Iowa kids of color fare worse than white peers
A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found while children of color in Iowa fare slightly better than their white peers nationally…