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U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, Google experts to visit Des Moines elementary school

Des Moines elementary students can learn to build coding skills with Google experts on Friday during the CS First Roadshow, an hourlong presentation with remarks by U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne at Edmunds Elementary School. The …

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Simpson adds health and exercise science degree

Simpson College will add a degree program in health and exercise science beginning this fall. The program will replace the clinical health science and exercise science majors. “This is not a ‘one size fits all’ …

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How They Built it

The Business Record hosted its first Power Breakfast of the year, and assembled a panel of entrepreneurial minded business leaders for the event titled “How They Built It.” 

In an effort to share their wisdom, …

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Harkin Institute to get new home

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement plans to move into an $8 million, 16,000-square-foot building at 28th Street and University Avenue.

The project in cooperation with Drake University will offer more space …

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Iowa school funding boost of 2.1% heads to governor; Reynolds says she’ll sign it

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A 2.1 percent general funding boost for Iowa’s K-12 public schools is on its way to the governor’s desk for approval. The Iowa Senate today approved the overall $3.3 billion school funding package, …

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Iowa House passes K-12 education funding package

Iowa Public Radio: The Iowa House of Representatives passed a K-12 education package Monday evening that increases funding to public schools by nearly $90 million for the school year starting in the fall. The first measure …

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Carver Charitable Trust awards more than $1.1 million to ISU

A trio of grants by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine will further advance research areas at Iowa State University. A $745,545 grant from the Carver Trust is already being used to build …

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Four organizations receive STEM Innovation Fund awards

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has awarded seed funding through the Iowa STEM Innovation Fund to four exemplary programs to scale their STEM efforts across the state, the council announced today. The STEM Innovation Fund supports …

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Raftis to receive Tippie College young alumnus award

Jon Raftis, an account executive with the Dana Co. in Clive, will receive the Young Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business for his service to the college. …

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Grinnell College completes first phase of Humanities and Social Sciences addition

Grinnell College announced it has opened its newly constructed Humanities and Social Sciences building on its campus in Grinnell. The $112 million HSSC brings non-fine arts humanities and social studies departments together in one building …