Education

Following a dip in student literacy scores due to the pandemic, the percentage of Iowa kindergarten through third-grade students reading at or above proficiency benchmarks is on an upward trend this spring, according to new …

Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines was selected as one of 66 institutions to participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ 2021-2022 Institute on Open Educational Resources. The inaugural institute began with a …

The Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa has launched an Office of Strategic Partnerships as part of an effort by the college to spur additional connections with businesses and community organizations across …

Starts Right Here, a Des Moines nonprofit that works with at-risk youths in the Des Moines Public Schools, on Tuesday received a $50,000 grant from Amerigroup Iowa to help students obtain high school diplomas through enhanced …

Corridor Business Journal: College testing provider ACT, based in Iowa City, has announced plans to increase accessibility to the ACT test for students with disabilities by streamlining accommodations eligibility requirements. As part of the policy change, …

The U.S. Department of Education this morning announced the approval of Iowa’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan and distributed the remaining $258 million in ARP ESSER funds to the state. …