Longest-serving Des Moines Area Community College president to step down in December
Rob Denson, who has led Des Moines Area Community College since 2003, says he'll drive off into the sunset in December ...
Stricter groping penalties, DEI among hundreds of issues Iowa lawmakers are weighing
Iowa lawmakers have been busy in Des Moines as they advance or table hundreds of bills this session.Higher Education ...
Where did Des Moines area high school football players sign in December?
Here are where a dozen Des Moines area Iowa high school football players signed during the December signing day period.
Iowa lawmaker urges community colleges to explore offering bachelor's degrees
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa lawmaker is calling on Iowa's community colleges to consider offering bachelor's degrees.
Iowa's DEI community college shutdown proposal halted by higher education subcommittee
The bill would amend existing law to prohibit establishing diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities and ...
Iowa bill would require 'In God We Trust' display, 2 minutes of silence in public schools
The bill would also require classrooms to observe two minutes of silent time each day preceding the recitation of the Pledge ...
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Iowa lawmaker calls on community colleges to consider 4-year degrees
Rep. Taylor Collins called on community colleges to conduct a 'comprehensive study on the feasibility of establishing baccalaureate degree programs at Iowa’s community colleges.' ...
State lawmakers table bill to ban DEI at Iowa community colleges
The lawmaker who introduced a bill to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at Iowa's community colleges pulled the plug on the proposal Wednesday. During the bill's subcommittee hearing, Rep.
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Why lawmakers want to create new general education standards at Iowa public universities
The proposed bill would ban Iowa’s regents institutions from having general education curriculum that teaches “identity ...
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Bill would bar Iowa cities, counties, schools from using tax dollars to hire lobbyists
Iowa cities, counties and school districts would be prohibited from using taxpayer funding to pay statehouse lobbyists under ...
How much Iowa athletics earned, spent on women's basketball in Caitlin Clark's final year
Digging into the numbers from Iowa's fiscal-year 2024 report shows an enormous increase in basketball income and spending on ...
Avenue Scholars skilled trades program expanding in Des Moines Schools thanks to new grant
A program that provides skilled trades training to Des Moines Public School students is is expanding thanks to a new grant.