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As children savor the last few weeks of summer, teachers are in a rush to transform their classrooms into a fun, welcoming environment as cost-effectively as possible.
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The list is the district’s effort to comply with a new law that bans teaching about LBGTQ topics through sixth grade and requires schools to remove books with sexual content.
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Advocates and educators discuss book bans and challenges in Iowa and beyond and how these laws are already changing Iowa’s classrooms. And a recent high school graduate shares how seeing himself represented in a book changed his life.
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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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Host Ben Kieffer discusses some of the week's headlines, including new funding for renewable energy in rural areas, the closure of Iowa Wesleyan University and more.
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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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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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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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Gun control advocates gathered in the Iowa Capitol for a student-led protest against a bill that would expand gun owners’ rights to carry weapons onto school property.
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Iowa House lawmakers are sending legislation to Gov. Kim Reynolds that bans instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary schools.