Johnston School Board Votes To Lift Mask Requirement For All Ages
In a special school board meeting held Monday, the Johnston Community School District removed the mask requirement for all ages and grade levels in a... Read more.
Attacks On Educators Not Helping Teacher Shortage, Leaders Warn
Amid a growing teacher shortage in Iowa, attacks on teachers’ abilities to teach are driving more away from Iowa schools. Neal Patel, a science teacher... Read more.
Parents, Students Push Back Against Book-Banners At Urbandale Meeting
At a regularly scheduled school board meeting for Urbandale Community Schools, students, teachers and parents took the podium to defend books in the school’s ... Read more.
What You Need To Know About Targeted Library Books In Iowa
Maybe you’ve heard about the recent push to investigate and remove books from school libraries in Iowa. If you don’t have much time to dig... Read more.
Mayors On What The Infrastructure Package Means For Iowa
Roads, bridges, broadband, and sidewalks: That’s just a taste of what Iowa mayors are excited to see come to their cities with the passage of... Read more.
Iowa Senate President Vows to Prosecute Teachers Over Books
At a school board committee meeting in Johnston Thursday night, Iowa Sen. Jake Chapman said there should be criminal charges against teachers who allow children... Read more.
Iowa Students Fed Up With Angry Adults At School Board Meetings
If you listen to the students, they will tell you they are fed up with adults. More specifically, with parents or other community members making... Read more.
Here’s Some Helpful Context About Those Books In Iowa Schools You’re Hearing About
You’ve likely seen the outrage videos and news coverage spreading around Iowa social media in recent weeks: LGBTQ characters—and specifically LGBTQ sexâ... Read more.
How Iowa Members Of Congress Explained Their Infrastructure Bill Vote
Long-standing efforts to pass an infrastructure bill and make some legislative progress have produced results. On Friday the House of Representatives passed the... Read more.
Candidates Opposed To Ames Schools’ Black Lives Matter Week All Lose
A nearly year-long debate over diversity in the Ames public schools came to a head yesterday in the school board election, and the three candidates... Read more.