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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The college president who simply won’t raise tuition

One university president refuses to raise tuition, the Atlantic reports. The story details Purdue University President Mitch Daniels’ persistence to freeze tuition and still balance the budget through other means. When I was working at the Iowa …
By EMILY BARSKE | Mar 6, 2020
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Coronavirus puts kibosh on all Iowa university-sponsored international travel

Radio Iowa: The Iowa Board of Regents has canceled all university-sponsored international travel for all faculty, staff and students at Iowa, Iowa State and UNI for 30 days because of concerns over the coronavirus. Following the …
By BPC Staff | Mar 6, 2020
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Iowa State will close Oak-Elm dormitory for 2020-2021 academic year

Iowa State Daily: Iowa State University’s Oak-Elm Residence Hall is officially closing for the 2020-2021 academic year due to a high number of vacancies and budget cuts. The closure had been in discussion since February. Residents …
By BPC Staff | Mar 4, 2020
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Statehouse Republicans agree to 2.3% school funding boost

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Public K-12 schools in Iowa are in line for a 2.3% state funding boost under an agreement reached Tuesday by state lawmakers. The increase in general state aid is scheduled for the 2020-21 …
By BPC Staff | Mar 4, 2020
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Bergman Academy plans $3.1 million addition to school in Greenwood Park

Bergman Academy is proposing to construct a student activity center at its school in Greenwood Park. The school is in a building that previously housed the Science Center of Iowa. Rendering by ID8 Architects, PLC.

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By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Mar 4, 2020
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State’s high school graduation rate hits new record high

Iowa’s high school graduation rate climbed to a record high of 91.6% in 2019, continuing a trend of long-term growth across nearly all groups of students, according to new data from the Iowa Department of Education. Data …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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Goodwill seeks business partners for warehouse, packing, logistics training program

Due to rapid growth, Goodwill of Central Iowa is seeking outsourced work from local businesses for its Warehouse, Packing and Logistics Skills Training Program, which provides paid training opportunities for the program participants. Assembly services …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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Years later, Iowa Wesleyan returns donor’s gift

Ending a yearslong saga, Iowa Wesleyan University last week mailed a $45,000 check to a Chicago branch of Volunteers of America, effectively returning an endowment its donor asked to be remitted after learning the private …
By BPC Staff | Mar 2, 2020
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Partnership enters license arrangement with Tallo talent platform

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has entered into a license arrangement with Tallo, an online career platform designed to connect teen students and adult learners with higher education institutions and businesses that match their interests. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 28, 2020
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Reynolds announces $1 million in funding to expand career academies

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced a $1 million funding opportunity to expand career academy programs across the state in an effort to prepare more high school students for success in the workforce.

Career academies are …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 28, 2020