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NOTEBOOK: Expert: Keeping diverse workers is the hard part

At the Business Record, we’ve heard business leaders and public officials bemoan the ongoing lack of skilled workers to fill jobs (we’re at 2.4 percent for unemployment as of the latest numbers released last week).…
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Department of Education pleads for continued funding of online high school courses

Hundreds of Iowa high school students may lose access to required foreign language classes if lawmakers don’t provide a cash infusion to a state-run initiative, reports Radio Iowa. Iowa Learning Online was launched six years ago …

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Drake occupational therapy doctoral program receives accreditation

Drake University announced that its occupational therapy doctoral program has received accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. The council accredited the program for seven years, the maximum amount allowed for initial accreditation. The …

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DMACC Urban Campus to get $24 million facelift

Even downtown Des Moines leaders have been known to overlook Des Moines Area Community College’s Urban Campus, which is tucked away between Seventh and Ninth streets just south of University Avenue. However, a $24 million …

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Report quantifies value of leaders’ involvement in wellness initiatives

Leaders’ efforts do make a big difference in whether an organization’s employee well-being initiatives are successful, according to a new research report. 

The 2018 progress report from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) and Mercer…
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Mount Mercy launches three-year bachelor’s degree program

Corridor Business Journal: Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids recently launched its Degree in 3 program, enabling undergraduate students to save time and money by earning a bachelor’s degree in just three years. “Undergraduate students save …

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GDM workforce gains on education goal

More than 65 percent of Greater Des Moines’ workforce has education beyond high school, a gain of 14 percentage points since 2008, a new report card shows. The figure jumped 3.6 percent since 2016, Iowa …

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DMACC partners with Millennium Foundation Kosovo to launch women’s energy studies

Des Moines Area Community College and the Millennium Foundation Kosovo are launching a multiyear program enabling Kosovo women to earn a two-year degree in energy-related fields at DMACC, the college announced today. Millennium Foundation Kosovo …

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Eric Rose, COO of Waukee Community School District, resigns amid criminal charges

The Waukee Board of Education voted early this morning to accept an immediate resignation by Chief Operations Officer Eric Rose as he faces criminal charges for misconduct in office. Rose was charged Saturday with two …

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Data show fewer Iowa freshmen taking remedial courses

Fewer Iowa high school graduates are taking remedial coursework during their first year at Iowa’s community colleges and state universities, according to new data posted Wednesday on the state’s Postsecondary Readiness Reports website. The percentage of students …