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All students received free school meals during the pandemic. That ended after the 2021-22 school year, but several states in the Midwest have expanded access to school meals this school year.
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A longtime northwest Iowa educator who worried he would lose students to private schools didn’t see any change in enrollment this school year.
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Discussing the latest headlines, including back-to-school news, the effect of the summer heat on the autumn harvest, and sports betting.
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Blair Braverman's experience on the reality show Naked and Afraid sparked the idea for her debut novel Small Game.
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The cofounder of the Siouxland Pride Alliance says the Sioux City Community School District isn't doing enough to support LGBTQ students.
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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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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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The viewpoints of two mothers from suburban Des Moines underscore a divide over LGBTQ content in books as Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds pushes an especially sweeping crackdown on content in Iowa school libraries.
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Multiple bills at the Iowa Statehouse propose eliminating a requirement that schools inform students about the HPV vaccine. HPV, or human papillomavirus, can cause cancer in some cases.
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At the Statehouse, legislation is advancing that would restrict what Iowa schools can teach about gender identity, and that raises questions about parental consent when kids identify as transgender.