Education

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be the keynote speaker at the Iowa Education Summit, which is scheduled to take place July 25-26 in Des Moines. The summit, which Gov. Terry Branstad announced last month …

Iowa State University announced that it is among 50 public colleges nationwide, and the only public school in the state, named to the Princeton Review Best Value Colleges for 2011. The selection criteria covered more …

Larry Brown has been named vice president of client development at Des Moines-based CDS Global Inc., where he will oversee the expansion of value-added products and services. Brown’s experience includes graphic arts management at Hallmark …

The Wellmark Foundation has awarded a two-year, $150,000 grant to the Iowa Food Bank Association to implement a project to assist Iowans in applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (GDMLI) is accepting nominations for the institute’s Distinguished Leadership Awards, which recognize GDMLI alumni, current students and one GDMLI advocate. Nominations are requested for the categories of business, civic, …

Des Moines Area Community College has set another enrollment record, with nearly 23,700 students taking classes this spring semester, DMACC officials announced. The new enrollment figure tops all other spring semesters in the community college’s …

By Kyle Oppenhuizen

Helping Iowa college students graduate with less debt is a process that starts well before the first tuition check.
 
That’s the message that Gov. Terry Branstad and others delivered at a …