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1+ day, 7+ hour ago (159+ words) thegazette. com The Reverend Nora Boerner speaks to the participants of the Ped Mall Peace Vigil at Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City Monday, April 20, 2026. (Amir Prellberg/The Gazette) You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your…...
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Cedar Rapids schools sues state over loss of $18 M in spending authority
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (971+ words) The Educational Leadership and Support Center for the Cedar Rapids Community School District located at 500 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids school district is petitioning a judge to overturn a decision by the Iowa Department of Education that…...
Iowa City schools looking to sell former HQ to city
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1504+ words) The Iowa City Community School District is looking to sell its former administration building at 1725 N. Dodge St. in Iowa City to the city of Iowa City. The Iowa City Community School District is looking at selling its former district headquarters…...
Drake University, DMACC end logo dispute with "mutual agreement
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Drake University and Des Moines Area Community College have reached a "mutual agreement" on disputed logo designs, ending more than a year of litigation between the two institutions. The universities announced Thursday morning in press releases that they "have been…...
Iowa relying more on tuition, with steep appropriation slide
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (842+ words) IOWA CITY " No state in the nation has seen a bigger drop in public higher education state appropriations per full-time student in the last quarter century than Iowa " with its 46 percent slide from $13, 532 in 2001 to $7, 296 in 2025, according to a new…...
Morningside University to acquire St. Luke's College-Unity Point Health
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (483+ words) Another pair of Iowa private universities is expecting to merge in the coming years, with Morningside University announcing its intent to acquire St. Luke's College-Unity Point Health. The Sioux City universities Tuesday announced plans to merge St. Luke's College into…...
Emails shed light on UI decision to exit Macbride Nature Recreation Area
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1722+ words) The entrance to the Macbride Nature Recreation Area is seen June 2, 2021, near Solon. In 2020, the area suffered significant damage during the derecho " including uprooted trees and marred roads, trails and structures " compelling the UI to close the area for months....
State board sued for soliciting complaints about teachers" anti-Kirk posts
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (770+ words) The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners now is being sued for soliciting complaints about teachers who made negative public comments about Charlie Kirk in the wake of the conservative activist's death last fall. Teachers Katherine Mejia of Manchester and Jennifer…...
University employees uncomfortable sharing opinion online
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (566+ words) Students walk in 2019 along the busy T. Anne Cleary Walkway and the University of Iowa Pentacrest " areas designated for holding protests " in Iowa City. IOWA CITY " A 67 percent majority of the 11, 762 employees across Iowa's public university system who responded to a…...