Education Funding

Challenges in Iowa's education system are making it harder to retain educators.

The presidents of Iowa's three state universities held a general discussion of their next fiscal year budgets Wednesday during a meeting with the Iowa Board of Regents.

Parents in the Sioux City Community School District are concerned about a decision to reduce summer school offerings after COVID-19 relief funding ran out.

Over two years, the bill would increase the minimum salary schools can pay teachers from $33,500 per year to $50,000.

For many Iowans, Area Education Agencies are an invisible part of our school system. For others, they are an essential lifeline.

One of the state's largest school districts is looking at restructuring to cover the loss of COVID-19 relief money.

As 2023 comes to a close, River to River host Ben Kieffer asks IPR reporters about the biggest stories they covered this year and what they'll be watching in the coming year.

A longtime northwest Iowa educator who worried he would lose students to private schools didn’t see any change in enrollment this school year.

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.

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.