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By Degrees Foundation expands programming to D.M. middle school

The By Degrees Foundation announced this morning that it will fund the initial investment made into College Savings Iowa 529 accounts for more than 780 Harding Middle School students. The programming and funding builds on …

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Digital lab aims to assist small manufacturers in tech choices

How many Alliant Energy executives does it take to come up with an innovative economic development idea? 

Just two — at least to start with — followed by smart input and a lot of hard …

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Advancing work-based learning in Iowa

In early September, when green leaves were still firmly attached to the trees and students had been back in school for less than two weeks, students in the Ankeny Orbis program were already laptop-deep in …

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High school meets the real world

Abbi Janes was emphatically not looking forward to “being stuck in the high school again” for her senior year. Then a counselor told her about a program that would get her out of the building …

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University of Iowa lands $13 million role in national opioid fight

Two grants totaling nearly $13 million through the National Institute of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative have been granted to the University of Iowa to assist in research and treatment of chronic …

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Report: Iowa should develop EdTech sector as next strategic cluster

Iowa has the potential to add upward of 1,000 jobs in the emerging education technology sector over the next five years by taking advantage of its strengths in this field, according to an economic development …

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Iowa Arts Council program to train teachers to bring folk arts to classrooms

Iowa fine arts and social studies teachers have a new professional development program to further engage students. The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has launched a new Iowa Arts Council program called “Folk Arts in …

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UnityPoint Health launches mental wellness program for students

UnityPoint Health has launched a new mental wellness program for middle and high school students in Iowa and Illinois. The interactive digital course, called Mental Wellness Basics, will equip students in grades 8 through 10 …

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ISU Foundation presents Emerging Philanthropist Award

The Iowa State University Foundation has presented the 2019 Order of the Knoll Emerging Philanthropist Award to David and Christine Slump. The couple, who both graduated from Iowa State in 1991, invested in the Marston Hall renovation …

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Des Moines manufacturing family makes $10 million gift to Ohio alma mater

A Des Moines medical manufacturer has pledged a $10 million gift to his alma mater, Cedarville University in southeastern Ohio. Mark Scharnberg, a 1997 Cedarville graduate, made the gift on behalf of his family’s businesses, …