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Audit: UNI falls short in crime reporting, fire safety compliance

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Systems are not in place on the University of Northern Iowa campus to ensure compliance with a 32-year-old federal act that governs higher education crime reporting and security mandates — leaving the Cedar …
By BPC Staff | Jun 1, 2022
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Local nonprofit creates scholarship fund in honor of East High School student

The Raise the Bar Initiative has announced the Ema Cardenas Scholarship Fund, named for the East High School student who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in April. Cardenas was a member of the Barbell Club, a …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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DMPS releases statement after 19 children, 2 teachers killed in mass shooting in Texas

Des Moines Public Schools said in a statement that “our hearts are with” the families in Uvalde, Texas, after a gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School.

“From schools to churches …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 25, 2022
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DMACC’s Spiller moves to Urban Campus role

Erica Spiller, assistant director of student services at Des Moines Area Community College, is moving to a new position at the college as associate provost for student services at the DMACC Urban Campus. Spiller will …
By BPC Staff | May 24, 2022
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$1.5M in career academy grants awarded to two Iowa community colleges

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education awarded Monday $1.5 million in grants through the Career Academy Incentive Fund to Western Iowa Tech Community College and Indian Hills Community College. Western Iowa Tech …
By BPC Staff | May 24, 2022
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Iowa Legislature won’t pass Reynolds’ private education bill, House speaker says

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers won’t pass Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to give 10,000 families taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay private school expenses this year, House Speaker Pat Grassley said today. The bill’s failure, caused by opposition …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2022
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Iowa universities skip searches in filling scores of jobs

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s public universities last year used a waiver process to bypass open searches to fill jobs — designed to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates and ensure applicants have an equal opportunity …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2022
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WDM Schools to break ground on career and technical education expansion Monday

West Des Moines Community Schools will break ground next week on the planned $22 million career and technical education addition to its Valley Southwoods Freshman High School. As part of the Valley Southwoods 10-Year Facilities …
By BPC Staff | May 19, 2022
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Tippie management professor named to top 40 MBA professors under 40

Stephen Courtright, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, has been named one of the top 40 MBA professors under age 40 by Poets and Quants, an online …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Second department head alleges he was forced to leave Polk County government

Des Moines Register: For the second time in less than a year, a top department head in Polk County government has alleged he was terminated against his will. In a claim filed Friday with the Iowa …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022