With enough years now passed to determine how — if at all — the Board of Regents’ test-optional admissions change in 2020 has correlated with student success, new data reveals four-year graduation rates of those who didn’t submit test results to be on par with students who did, but earned lower admission scores.
Starting this fall, new students to Luther College in Decorah will have access to the Luther Promise — an initiative composed of four commitments aimed at ensuring student success during their college career and after.
Superintendent Aaron Davidson says the law enforcement officer will be a ‘consistent, trusted presence’ for students
Iowa’s K-12 schools will see a 2 percent increase in general state funding under an agreement reached between legislative leaders and Gov. Kim Reynolds. Education advocates warn it falls short of what districts need to keep pace with inflation and rising operational costs.
University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of “low-enrollment” degrees and majors compelled by the Legislature and Board of Regents.
Iowans who homeschool their kids would be eligible for a $4,000 tax credit per dependent, under legislation advanced Wednesday by a panel of Iowa House lawmakers as part of a broader push to expand school choice in the state.
University of Iowa Health Care and its medical college next week will seek Board of Regents approval for more than $32 million in upgrades -- including $12.2 million to bring the radiology and imaging department at its downtown campus up to UIHC standards.
The district needs to reduce possibly $6 million from its budget for the 2026-27 school year.
The annual award recognizes 14 kids in Cedar Rapids schools for their leadership, good citizenship, empathy, kindness and perseverance.
Education leaders, disability advocates agree student behavior needs to be addressed, but worry about ‘segregation’ and how the proposal would be funded.
Months earlier than usual — and with legislation advancing to prohibit tuition increases in one way or another — Iowa’s Board of Regents on Tuesday proposed rate increases for the 2026-27 academic year aimed at addressing “uncertainty surrounding other primary revenue sources.”
A proposed increase in state funding for Iowa’s K-12 schools advanced by House Republicans would still fall short of preventing staff reductions and program cuts, education advocates say.
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