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Registration open for the 2024 Iowa Classrooms + Workplaces Summit

The 2024 statewide Iowa Classrooms + Workplaces Summit will be held April 10 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Presented by the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education, …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2024
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Des Moines school board member Teree Caldwell-Johnson resigns due to health issues

Des Moines Public Schools’ longest-serving board member, Teree Caldwell-Johnson, has submitted her resignation after nearly two decades due to health issues, the Des Moines Register reports. In recent months, Caldwell-Johnson has been attending school board …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2024
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State announces $3.5 million to expand before-school, after-school programming

The Iowa Department of Education announced $3.5 million in competitive grants to Iowa schools to create or expand before-and-after school programs. All Iowa schools are eligible to apply for the Learning Beyond the Bell grant, …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 5, 2024
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Reynolds announces $1 million to support Credentials for Child Care Careers grants

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $1 million in initial funding for competitive grants to support school districts that partner with or create local child care centers to help more high school students earn a national …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 4, 2024
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Grand View announces new analytics master’s program

Grand View University announced its ninth graduate program will be a Master of Science degree in analytics. The program is designed for students with any undergraduate background who are interested in “mastering the process of …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 28, 2024
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Drake University launches new nursing degree program

Drake University is launching an accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program in an effort to help tackle increasing workforce needs. The program will start in the fall 2024 semester.

Drake will offer two options …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 27, 2024
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175 grants awarded to enhance agricultural education for Iowa students

The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation has awarded 175 grants to schools across Iowa to bolster the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus. The Agriculture in the Classroom teacher …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 23, 2024
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DMU president and CEO receives distinguished alumni award

Des Moines University president and CEO Angela L. Walker Franklin received the Carl F. Kohrt Distinguished Alumni Award from her undergraduate alma mater, Furman University in Greenville, S.C. The Kohrt Award is presented in recognition …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 22, 2024
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UNI announces opportunities for students to complete graduate programs

The University of Northern Iowa has announced that it will waive recency requirements for students looking to complete their graduate degree within the next 24 months. This initiative allows UNI graduate students who earned credits …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 21, 2024
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Drake’s Ron and Jane Olson Institute for Public Democracy establishes practitioner in residence program

Drake University announced a $1 million gift from Patty and Jim Cownie that will allow the Ron and Jane Olson Institute for Public Democracy to establish the Patty and Jim Cownie Practitioner in Residence program. …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 20, 2024