Education Week: Iowa

Iowa officials' campaign targets synthetic drugs

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Branstad announces science, technology hubs

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Gay Iowa student says school won't recognize award

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Iowa school to students: Miss class, miss prom

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

More States Retaining Struggling 3rd Graders

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

As increasing numbers of states move to end social promotion, some are also including interventions to help students learn to read.

State of the States

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

Iowa Governor Seeks to Raise Teachers' College Bar

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad wants a minimum 3.0 GPA for those seeking admission to teacher-education programs.

Student Press Rights Get Boost in Iowa

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

An Iowa court ruled that a school district cannot discipline a newspaper adviser for allowing students to publish content that upset the administration.

Iowa Gov. Branstad Unveils Blueprint for Teacher Pay

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is proposing dramatic changes to how teachers advance and are compensated for their work.

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Iowa Schools Chief

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

Iowa schools chief Jason Glass faces an ethics complaint over a trip to Brazil, one of a number of foreign visits that he and officials from other states took that were supported financially by an education company's foundation.

Preschool Funding Threatened

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0500

The Iowa House of Representatives voted last week to cut $60 million in funding for preschools.

Republicans Gain Clout in State-Level Offices

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:11:00 -0400

New GOP governors and state school chiefs will be poised to wield fresh influence on education policy.

States Seek Federal Waivers to Cut Special Education

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:06:00 -0400

Faced with budget woes, a handful of states look to a little-used legal provision to offer an escape hatch from federal spending mandates.

Buses Catch Bad Drivers on Camera

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:06:00 -0400

The Fort Madison school district, which already has cameras inside its buses to watch the students, is now putting cameras on the outside to catch drivers who illegally pass in this Iowa community.

Iowa Teachers Regain Right to Early Look at Accusers

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:05:00 -0400

Iowa teachers will be able to find out the names of people who accuse them of wrongdoing before an investigation is complete under a new law that critics say will scare off whistle-blowers.