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In its first year, Iowa’s program to pay private school tuition drew twice as many applicants as estimated.
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“I have no idea what this is going to look like in two months because we don’t know what it’s going to look like after all the students are gone. It’s wait and see, which is so hard for me.”
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The next leader of the Iowa’s largest school district is a superintendent from Pennsylvania who has a background working on school improvement and equity in education.
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A new major at Drake University will focus on preparing students for careers in zoos and conservation.
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Iowa State University psychology and engineering researchers have received a National Science Foundation grant to study if people who get nausea from using virtual reality headsets can adapt over time.
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Funding for higher ed would increase for community colleges, but not in general state funding for public universities. Lawmakers also want to know about their diversity initiatives.
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After 181 years in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan University will close at the end of May. Local residents are mourning the loss and considering an uncertain future.
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Rep. Zach Nunn is co-sponsoring federal legislation aimed at preventing school cyberattacks like the one that canceled classes for Des Moines students earlier this year.
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Iowa leaders launched a new website, app and hotline Tuesday for anonymously reporting concerns related to school safety.
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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.”