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State launches Iowa Center for School Mental Health to support educators

Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa today announced a partnership aimed at expanding support for mental health, including training, resources and outreach to educators and schools across the …

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Master Builders of Iowa seeks applicants for MBI-WORKS funds

The Master Builders of Iowa announced it is accepting applications from eligible schools and nonprofit organizations for its annual MBI-WORKS Endowment. Launched in 2019 with funding of $5 million, the MBI-WORKS Endowment was created to …

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Iowa Board of Regents proposes tuition hikes for public universities

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Students at Iowa’s public universities would see higher tuition and fee rates for the upcoming school year under a new proposal by the Board of Regents. The regents will meet Thursday to hold …

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Missouri professor tapped as undergraduate program dean at Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business announced it has hired Charles Wayne Keene as the next associate dean for undergraduate programs. Keene is currently on the marketing faculty of the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College …

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Most of Waterloo ‘ban the box’ employment law upheld by Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a provision of Waterloo’s “ban the box” ordinance that bans employers from asking about criminal histories on job applications. In an order released this morning, the court ruled …

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Denson: DMACC ransomware response ‘like hand-to-hand combat’

When the network alarms tipped off staff in the late hours between June 1 and 2 at Des Moines Area Community College, the information technology department’s quick actions might have prevented an overseas ransomware attack …

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20 Iowa students of color named Athene USA Game Changer Scholars

Twenty Iowa high school students have been named to the inaugural class of Athene USA Game Changer Scholars. The Game Changer Scholars program is designed to support underrepresented Latino and Black students in achieving their …

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Ransomware attack prompted DMACC’s shutdown of online network; return of online-only classes delayed

A ransomware attack prompted Des Moines Area Community College to take its entire campus system offline for two weeks, according to a statement provided by DMACC officials to the Business Record today.

While in-person classes …

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New state law targeting lessons on race and sexism still ambiguous for classrooms

Axios Des Moines: Iowa schools are awaiting guidance over how a new state law targeting lessons on race and sexism will influence classrooms. Gov. Kim Reynolds this week signed into law a bill that bans …

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DMACC begins opening classes; cybersecurity investigation continues, no cause released

In-person classes are back in session for students, but the network remains down one week after Des Moines Area Community College identified a cybersecurity threat in its network.

When asked if the investigation has identified …