Education

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds released a “blueprint” for improving the state’s education system today.

The report says Iowa must become more selective and supportive of teachers and principals, set clear expectations …

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) students have saved $1.1 million in the past year by renting rather than purchasing textbooks, DMACC officials announced. The college began offering its Rent-a-Text program at the six DMACC …

Mercy College of Health Sciences reported a fall 2011 semester enrollment of 833 full- and part-time degree-seeking students, an increase of 5 percent over fall 2010  and a record-high enrollment for the institution.  According to …

Grant program GEAR UP Iowa will hold two events this week at local schools to raise awareness for the program’s mission.

GEAR UP is a multiyear statewide grant that is being used to provide early …

The Des Moines Independent Community School District’s Iowa Energy & Sustainability Academy (IESA) has received a $43,000 grant from the Iowa Power Fund to support a project-based energy and environmental science class.

The IESA is …

John Agyekum Kufuor, the former president of Ghana, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, are the 2011 World Food Prize laureates. The symposium on meeting food needs around the globe is …

A “Hell Yes!!” party to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at People’s Backstage Bar, 216 Court Ave. Admission is $20.…

AIB College of Business has renamed one of its residence halls Kay Smith Eagles Hall in honor of recently retired professor Catherine Smith.

Smith retired from full-time teaching after 39 years with AIB. Smith was …

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen yesterday led the inaugural meeting of the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council’s Executive Committee.

The 13-member committee was appointed …

The Iowa College Student Aid Commission (ICSAC), along with Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, announced yesterday the launch of Buttonwood, a Web-based personal finance student loan management system for college students.

The program, run through EverFi …