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What is ahead for STEM education in 2022?

As every job increasingly touches technology and other STEM areas, business and education leaders say 2022 will be all about continuing the mission to create more access and opportunity to education in STEM subjects: science, …

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Drake receives $1M grant from Noble Foundation to enhance business school programs

The College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a four-year, $1 million grant from the David J. Noble Foundation to ensure that the Noble Center at …

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DMACC to launch new emergency responder program this fall

Des Moines Area Community College announced it has created a new career path that combines paramedic training with a concentration in fire science. The new program, the Emergency Response AAS degree, aims to prepare a more well-rounded …

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Court: Mask rule OK at Iowa schools with disabled students

Associated Press: A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the state of Iowa to enforce a law that prevents local schools from imposing mask mandates, except for schools attended by students whose disabilities make them more vulnerable …

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$350K in competitive grants fund seven new college and career counselors

The Iowa Department of Education announced it has awarded seven $50,000 competitive grants to help establish new college and career transition counselor positions at Iowa community colleges. The new positions will focus on preparing more high school …

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DEI scholarship challenge response ‘exceeded our expectations,’ says Iowa College Foundation president

A new scholarship initiative by one of Central Iowa’s oldest foundations is spurring increased donations by employers to help low- to moderate-income students of color and those who are first-generation college enrollees in private colleges …

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Mercy College receives approval for Master of Science in Nursing program

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced Monday it has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission and the Iowa Board of Nursing to offer a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with an emphasis in Organizational and …

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Grand View University to launch MSW degree program

Grand View University recently announced the launch of its new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program. Beginning this summer and fall, the program offers flexible online and hybrid coursework as well as a 3+2 option where …

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Iowa launches $9 million program aimed at expanding diversity among teachers

Des Moines Register: Pressure to address teacher demographics in Iowa is mounting as the state’s student population continues to diversify. Between 2000 and 2021, the percentage of students of color in public schools statewide rose from …

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University of Iowa instructors move courses online, despite campus rules

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With COVID cases surging in Iowa as students return to its public universities for the spring semester, the University of Iowa graduate student union is urging members to move all courses they’re teaching …