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11 school districts allocated $5.6M for GEAR UP Iowa Future Ready program

Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the allocation of $5.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to support GEAR UP Iowa Future Ready partner districts across the state. The funding marks the launch of GEAR …

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DMACC Foundation will award a record $2M in scholarships

The Des Moines Area Community College Foundation is allocating $2 million for scholarships in fiscal year 2023, surpassing the $1.7 million awarded in scholarships during the 2022 fiscal year. The foundation works with individual donors, …

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DMACC names Wittstruck first director of diversity, equity and inclusion

Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck has been hired as the director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Des Moines Area Community College. Her more than 12 years of experience in organizational management and development of DEI …

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ISU Extension offers free online programs for early literacy, language development

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Polk County is highlighting the importance of children’s early literacy and language development by offering two free online programs, both beginning in mid-April. The “Our Bookshelf” program helps parents …

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Guest commentary: Maybe you shouldn’t always ‘start with why’ when making strategic decisions

Submitted by Carl Vieregger, associate professor of management, Drake University

If you are like most executives and managers I know, you’re familiar with Simon Sinek’s bestseller, “Start With Why.” (If not, his TED Talk is …

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Iowa Senate passes school radon testing and mitigation act

The Iowa Senate today passed HF 2412, the Gail Orcutt School Radon Safety Act, which would require all Iowa public schools to test their attendance centers for radon and if necessary, mitigate radon in their schools. …

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Wellmark Foundation, Drake establish employee health care scholarships for Bright College

The Wellmark Foundation and Drake University announced today they will fund two-year scholarships for local health care employees or their family members through the new John Dee Bright Wellmark Health Care Appreciation Scholarship. The organizations …

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Grand View pays $3.1 million for former Eastgate property

Grand View University has purchased 17 acres of the former Eastgate Plaza site, paying $3.1 million for the northeast Des Moines property, Polk County real estate records show.

“We are excited to acquire the Eastgate …

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Workplace learning program focuses on teachers to help close labor gap

Educators and students from several schools in the Northeast Iowa Community College region participate in a Worksite Exploratory Event at Zip’s in New Hampton that was coordinated by the Iowa Intermediary Network. Photo submitted by Iowa …

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Wartburg College hires first female president

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Wartburg College has hired its first-ever female president after a five-month search. Rebecca Neiduski, formerly the dean of the School of Health Sciences at Elon University in North Carolina, was introduced Monday. She …