3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (250+ words) A bill proposed in an Iowa House subcommittee could change the high school social studies curriculum by requiring students to complete a full unit of U.S. government instead of the current half-unit requirement. Dave Daughton from the School Administrators of Iowa…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (86+ words) Under Senate File 2044, schools would have to outline how students who cause violent and nonviolent disruptions are disciplined. A bill requiring Iowa schools to make rules for disciplining disruptive students is advancing in the Iowa Senate. Under Senate File 2044, schools…...

11+ hour, 41+ min ago   (144+ words) Iowa school districts are already delaying and cancelling classes Friday in anticipation of dangerous cold. As of about 10 a.m. Thursday, several districts had already announced changes to Friday's schedule. Centerville, Davis County, Lenox, Ottumwa and Pekin will all hold virtual classes…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (99+ words) Future Flyers of Iowa in Winterset has been named a Distinguished Flight School by the National Association of Flight Instructors for the second consecutive year. Future Flyers of Iowa in Winterset has been awarded for excellence in flight training. The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (423+ words) Construction is underway on "Starts Right Here Stay," a new housing/education project in Des Moines expected to house up to 18 homeless youths, and educate more than 100 once finished. It does not replace, but adds to what is already being…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (165+ words) Several Iowa school districts in the northern half of the state are delaying or canceling classes for Thursday ahead of expected extreme cold temperatures. Most of the state will be under an extreme cold watch from Thursday night through Saturday…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (192+ words) Iowa lawmakers are reviewing a bill that could change the school start date, potentially affecting the state's summer tourism industry. Iowa lawmakers are revisiting a bill that could alter the school start date, allowing schools to begin one week before…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (104+ words) Bill allowing high school social studies classes to teach religion advances to Iowa Senate committee'kcci.com A bill allowing Iowa high schools to offer social studies classes on religion is now advancing in the Iowa Statehouse. Senate File 510 directs the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (129+ words) A former employee with the Orient-Macksburg Community School District is facing theft charges. Court documents say Alisha Geidel, who is now the City Clerk in Orient, manipulated the school's payroll system to keep the cost of her family insurance from…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (136+ words) Members of Roosevelt High School's marching band are getting the opportunity to play in a special performance. The school announced the marching band will perform in the 85th Pearl Harbor Memorial Day Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii. It will perform with the…...