Education

Iowa leaders launched a new website, app and hotline Tuesday for anonymously reporting concerns related to school safety.

About 30 communities in Iowa were targeted Tuesday by false reports of school shootings. Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve Bayens said it appeared to be a hoax known as “swatting.”

The former vice president's trip to Cedar Rapids also comes as Republicans begin visiting Iowa ahead of its first-in-the-nation caucuses.

Still in the early weeks of the 2023 legislative session, GOP lawmakers are ready to vote on huge changes to Iowa’s education system. Here's a roundup of what we know about Gov. Kim Reynolds' school choice bill and where it stands.

Horizon Science Academy would be the first charter school in the state to work with an out-of-state management company.

While local libraries offer books galore to borrow, some offer more unusual items, ranging from art pieces to air fryers. Library staff from Dyersville, Iowa Falls and Des Moines joined Charity Nebbe on Talk of Iowa to discuss the items you can borrow in their "libraries of things."

A Morningside University professor is compiling the life experiences of Sioux City Latinos, in hopes of sharing it with the community.

The Spirit Lake Community School District voted to authorize 10 staff members to be armed on campus. It’s an effort to protect against a potential active shooter situation.

Native communities in Iowa are urging people to educate themselves on the true history of Thanksgiving and to dispel myths harmful myths.

Oracle Aviation is teaming up with colleges in the Sioux City area to launch a new training program for pilots, mechanics and aviation professionals.