The Iowa Board of Regents selected David Cook as the next president of Iowa State University. Cook is an ISU alumnus and currently serves as the president of North Dakota State University. He plans to start in March, taking over from retiring President Wendy Wintersteen.

This election, voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will decide if they want to finance renovations at three middle schools and one high school through a $117 million bond. It will be the second time the district has brought the proposal to voters, but this time, it no longer includes plans for a new middle school.

Questions at recent public meetings ranged from transportation schedules to how school funding streams work. But most of all, parents wanted to know how the changes would affect their own kids.

Facing termination over a comment posted after Charlie Kirk's death, a Creston teacher is pushing back and suing the school district for violating her first amendment rights. The lawsuit points to pro-Republican posts from the superintendent over the past few years.

The Iowa Department of Education reports a significant increase in the number of students participating in work-based learning. Last year, 20% more high school seniors took part in career-training experiences, like internships and apprenticeships.

Discrepancies surfaced after the former Des Moines superintendent was arrested by federal immigration agents last week. Des Moines Public Schools is suing the firm that did his background check.

The Oskaloosa school board voted unanimously Wednesday to fire Matthew Kargol over a social media post about Kirk's death. Now the teacher has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the district violated his First Amendment rights.

Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are more stable than last year, but they still face uncertainty now that the law that shifted some of their funding to school districts has fully phased in. AEA and school district leaders said they continue to see a difference in how the law is affecting small and large school districts.

After launching an investigation last week, the Oskaloosa School Board has voted unanimously to fire a teacher who allegedly made a post praising Charlie Kirk's death.

The Iowa Board of Regents voted Wednesday to place university employees on leave while universities determine if they violated social media policies over comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.