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The Legacy Project: Career Ready Collective announces program dates, curriculum

Community partners have announced the program dates and curriculum for the Legacy Project: Career Ready Collective. The Career Ready Collective is a community-driven, career development program to prepare youth for the future of work, funded …

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Iowa Department of Education awards nearly $900,000 to expand summer meal sites

The Iowa Department of Education awarded nearly $900,000 in competitive grants to 38 school districts and other qualified organizations to help more Iowa youths access nutritious meals and snacks during the summer. The grant awards …

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Anonymous donor gave Des Moines Christian School money for new high school campus

Des Moines Christian School was able to acquire land on which to develop a new high school campus because of the generosity of an anonymous benefactor, the top official of the private school said.

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DMACC announces hiring of new metro area executive campus deans

DMACC has announced the hiring of administrators to positions at Des Moines metropolitan campuses. Abby Zegers has been named executive campus dean at the DMACC Urban Campus, and Kristin Brookover has accepted the position of …

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ISU’s David Spalding to retire in 2025

David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the Ivy College of Business and vice president for economic development and industry relations, will retire from Iowa State University during the summer of 2025, the university announced May …

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WDM schools invites public to tour career, technical education project at Southwoods

West Des Moines Community Schools will open its $28 million career and technical education renovation and expansion project at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School to the community during an event on May 21. Following a …

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Drake surpasses capital campaign goal with alum’s $28M donation

Above: Greg Johansen, a Drake University alumnus and board of trustees member, and his wife, Cie Johansen, are donating $28 million to Drake, the largest single-donor gift in the university’s history. Photo courtesy Drake University…
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Kaftan named superintendent of the Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Iowa School for the Deaf

The Iowa Department of Education has announced Christopher Kaftan as the next superintendent for Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Iowa School for the Deaf. He is replacing John Cool, who …

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Drake University appoints Erik Maki as new dean of pharmacy college

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Drake University has selected long-time faculty member Erik Maki as the next dean of its College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Maki, who has been a professor at Drake since 2005 and is …

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Iowa education department awards nearly $6 million in grants for before- and after-school programming

The Iowa Department of Education awarded nearly $6 million in competitive Beyond the Bell grants to 67 Iowa schools to create, expand and sustain high-quality before-and-after school programs. The department announced in March it would …