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A Closer Look: Rachelle Keck

Since July, Rachelle Keck has been getting acquainted with Grand View University, its students, and its faculty and staff, all gearing up for the fall semester that started Aug. 29. It marks the beginning of …

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DMACC appoints Jackson to board of trustees

Angela Jackson, senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at Athene, has been appointed to the Des Moines Area Community College board of trustees by a unanimous vote to serve part of the remaining …

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DMACC incorporates MidAmerican training curriculum with Index AR partnership

Des Moines Area Community College students will have access to the same e-books and augmented reality mobile apps that utilities like MidAmerican Energy use to train apprentices through a new partnership with Index AR Solutions announced …

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Johnston schools’ first equity director resigns

Des Moines Register: The Johnston school district’s first director of equity, inclusion and belonging has resigned after serving just over a year in the position. Louis Fountain, who was on the district’s administrative team and was …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: School districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout

As school districts work to create support systems for students’ mental well-being in new ways coming out of the pandemic, some are also looking at ways to create similar systems for teachers to help them …

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Coe College recognized for having the best career services in Iowa

Corridor Business Journal: Coe College is the only Iowa college or university to be nationally recognized by the Princeton Review in three important higher education categories: best career services, most accessible professors and best alumni network. …

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Iowa Department of Education awards $2.3M in therapeutic classroom grants

The Iowa Department of Education today awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to 10 school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for students whose social-emotional or behavioral needs affect their ability to be successful in their current …

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Coe College hires DEI dean following diversity controversy

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Meeting one of the demands that concerned Coe College community members raised last fall in the wake of controversy that enveloped the board of trustees and resulted in the resignation of a Black …

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130-plus participants graduate from Evelyn K. Davis’ Y-ExCL program

More than 130 youths and adults ages 14-21 graduated Aug. 12 from the Evelyn K. Davis Center Y-ExCL summer program, a paid, 10-week, work-based experience to build employment skills and learn about training and education …

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Drake adding new credit-earning pathway for actuarial science students

Students in Drake University’s School of Actuarial Science and Risk Management will be able to earn credit for select Society of Actuaries exams based on course performance as the university has received University-Earned Credit (UEC) …