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State awards $500,000 to train teachers in computer science

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Tuesday more than $500,000 in awards from the Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund to train K-12 teachers in public and private schools to teach computer …

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Grand View University names Keck as 14th president

For the first time in its 125-year history, Grand View University’s president will be a woman.

Rachelle Keck, currently president of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, was announced today as the 14th president of the …

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Urbandale High students recognized for documentary in C-SPAN StudentCam contest

Three Urbandale High School students received national recognition by C-SPAN in the nonprofit cable network’s 2022 StudentCam competition. The students, seniors Luis Jimenez, Will Schumacher and Cody Iwig, were awarded an Honorable Mention and a …

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Des Moines Art Center partners with By Degrees Foundation on youth art program

The Des Moines Art Center and the By Degrees Foundation are piloting a youth art program with corporate support from the Principal Foundation. The “My Voice” program will offer 12 students from three Des Moines …

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$2M in federal funding to expand Iowa College and Career Transition Counselor program

Iowa’s community colleges will receive $2 million in federal funding for the College and Career Transition Counselor program, which will enable the colleges to expand the program. The community project funding, part of the omnibus spending bill …

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Boys’ basketball student-athlete scholarships announced by IBA

Four Iowa high school seniors received a 2022 Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award during the Iowa High School Boys Basketball State Tournament on Friday in Des Moines. One student from each class received …

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More than half of Iowans oppose plan to use public funds for private schools

Des Moines Register: More than half of Iowans now oppose using funds for public schools to help parents pay the costs of nonpublic schools or home schooling. A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found the …

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Polk County gives $100,000 grant for UNI@DMACC program at Urban Campus

The Polk County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday presented a $100,000 Community Development Grant to the UNI@DMACC Partnership. The grant will be used to offset construction costs of the new UNI@DMACC Partnership office and learning …

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Black Futures fundraiser to send Oakridge students on visits to historically black colleges

For 15-year-old Zamiratu, the chance to visit historically Black college campuses (HBCU) will be the fulfillment of a dream her parents were never able to realize.

Zamiratu, whose last name is withheld for privacy because she …

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Casey’s awards $1 million to 89 schools across Midwest

Casey’s General Stores Inc. announced that it has awarded grants to 89 schools in its market areas, including 25 schools in Iowa, through its Cash for Classrooms program in 2022. Now in its second year, the Cash …

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