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U.S. Department of Justice determines Cedar Rapids schools to be in compliance with a 2022 settlement agreement that required the district to make changes to their response to student behavior.

Tawana Lannin will continue as the Cedar Rapids schools superintendent on a rolling contract, with three priorities she plans to deliver on amid the launch of new programs and the

Options for how to close and consolidating buildings — including changes to middle and high schools — will be explored by an Iowa City school committee in an effort to

Ahmed Osman, who died during Iowa City school fieldtrip, remembered a boy who excelled in math, was learning trombone and was a star on the soccer field.

The Iowa City Community School District and Borlaug communities are grieving the loss of 10-year-old Ahmed Osman and teacher Hannah Jorgensen

Emergency crews searching for a child in Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir spillway have suspended overnight efforts and will recommence in the morning. Responders earlier in the ...

A large-scale emergency response at Lake Macbride on Tuesday afternoon is connected with a popular Iowa City Community School District-University of Iowa collaboration known as “School of the Wild.”

Jessica Howard recognized for her ‘educational entrepreneurship’ and helping students explore, discover career interests

A recommendation could be made to the Iowa City school board this winter to adjust school attendance boundaries to align with enrollment, financial resources, building use and student needs.

Iowa City schools examining central office staff salaries, benefits and organizational effectiveness amid spending cuts

Iowa City school district leaders plan for “worst case scenario” shaped by financial mismanagement, declining enrollment and flat state funding

Audrey Moeller, an attorney and mother to a preschooler in the Iowa City school district, was appointed to the board Tuesday, saying she believes she will be a “positive presence.”

School planning expert shows how declining birth rates and school choice are reshaping even an historically growing Iowa district

Decision-making criteria to guide the creation of new school start times, bus routes ahead of school closures and addition of intermediate buildings

More than $10,000 remains of a matching gift to Donors Choose that helps Linn County teachers purchase pencils, paper, cleaning supplies, snacks, warm clothes and educational material for their classr...

A Los Angeles-based filmmaker says he chose West Side Story and The Little Hawk newspapers for their award-winning journalism — and their rivalry. He’s hoping to make a documentary that can be sold to...

K-12 education lobbyist Margaret Buckton eyes her 34th year in the Iowa statehouse advocating for more funding that could help close student achievement gaps.

Thirteen people have applied for appointment to the Iowa City school board to fill a vacancy — a decision that will be made by board members Tuesday.

Two Marion High School teachers applying what they learned at NewBoCo to their “zombie apocolypse” science class

Grant Wood Elementary School has earned national recognition for exceptional third-grade literacy achievement, results school leaders say begin in preschool and are achieved with family support.

Student safety priority as Eastern Iowa bus drivers warn others on the road about stop-arm violations

The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 200 76th Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids. Swim meet at 6 p.m.

As of Friday afternoon, eight residents have applied for appointment to the Iowa City school board. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.

The Iowa City school board Thursday approved an $8 million loan as a “security blanket” to ensure the district can meet payroll this month ahead of their quarterly October state

A financial oversight committee Tuesday questioned the "root cause" of years of financial mismanagement in the Iowa City school district while reviewing the district's fiscal year 2024 audit.

The Iowa City school district is just about breaking even as the number of families enrolling into a school district outside of their neighborhood public school climbs.

Here’s how former Kennedy High School music director Storm Ziegler is now the district’s fine arts specialist and helping usher in a new era of music education

The Iowa City school district is convening an educational technology work group to evaluate current screen time use in the classrooms and provide new recommendations to the school board.

Iowa City schools begins search for next leader

Iowa City district leaders are exploring redrawing school attendance boundaries for the 2027-28 school year to reduce the district’s costs by $7.83 million.

The fired principal of Cedar Rapids Prep charter school received a deferred judgment and probation for harrassment of woman. He threatened to “slit” her throat and harrassed her with threatening phone...

An ambitious new five-year strategic plan aims to improve learning outcomes, extracurricular opportunities and participation, connection and sustainability in the Cedar Rapids Community School Distric...

Across the state, Iowa school districts are making hard decisions that includes closing schools, cutting programs and implementing grade-alike schools to save.

Instead of navigating crowded hallways alongside upperclassmen, incoming freshmen at Jefferson and Washington high schools will walk into buildings on the first day of school designed just for them.

The Iowa City school board will discuss how to fill Finch’s vacancy 6 p.m. Tuesday at their next board meeting.

The federal government is considering changing the childhood immunization schedule. The “noise” may be confusing to Iowa families as their children head back to school, but vaccine requirements in the...

Iowa City school board member Jayne Finch in a resignation letter Friday said “the last straw” was a fellow board member’s dismissal of a state budget review committee.

An Iowa City school board work session Wednesday to talk about school finance and board governance ended with board member Jayne Finch threatening to resign.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has greenlit the sale of the county-owned Fillmore Center in northwest Cedar Rapids to the Cedar Rapids Electrical Apprenticeship Training and Educational Trust.

Here’s the names of the schools that will replace Van Buren and Hoover elementary schools and newly renovated Harrison elementary

The Cedar Rapids school district has announced principal assignments for the 2027-28 school year, the next step in a reconfiguration plan that will close five elementary schools, among other changes.

After “engaging” and “listening” to families, the Cedar Rapids school district is adding more flexible learning options in the hopes of retaining, attracting students

The nonprofit is giving the district a “four-year transition plan” given the district’s current financial constraints, according to the agreement.

As Iowa’s Education Savings Account program continues to expand to include all K-12 families, rural public school districts are still trying to determine how the scholarships will affect their classro...

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When College Community school district leaders were approached by ITC Midwest with a request to place high-voltage transmission lines across their campus, their first concern was safety.

Black students in Iowa schools are arrested at nearly four times the rate of other students even though national studies indicate that Black students do not misbehave or commit crimes