Education

AIB College of Business was found to be one of the lowest-priced private four-year colleges in the nation, according to the most recent statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education …

Iowa State University took in $342.3 million in grants, contracts, gifts and cooperative agreements during fiscal year 2011, ended June 30, the university announced, a decrease of $45.9 million, or 12 percent, from last year’s …

A scholarship fund established at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines will benefit high school and undergraduate students from Iowa who plan to attend Iowa community colleges, colleges or universities. Gov. Terry Branstad and …

The Iowa State University Presidential Search Committee will meet via a conference call at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. To dial into the conference, call (866) 390-5250 and use participant code 9026659. The Krieger Board Room in …

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, companies are betting on their best workers — and are willing to pay more to prove it, according to a report released today.

After years of stagnant wages, 97 percent of …

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today the formation of a new education advisory council called the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council.

The Iowa STEM Roadmap, produced by state experts, cited a …

Principal Financial Group Inc. has awarded a $250,000 grant to Children & Families of Iowa’s capital campaign. The funds will be used on major enhancements to all seven Des Moines area facilities, including the replacement …

Iowa State University’s College of Business is the third least expensive public graduate school for in-state students, and the fifth least expensive for out-of-state students, according to a U.S. News & World report.

Tuition and …

The University of Northern Iowa is offering two free resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs through its MyEntre.Net program. At http://connections.myentre.net, visitors will find a portal to financing programs, technical and marketing assistance, networking …

The World Food Prize Foundation announced yesterday that Paul and Claudia Schickler of Des Moines will commit $400,000 over the next three years to the foundation.

The money will go to expand the foundation’s Global …