What would shutting down the US Department of Education mean for Iowa? What we know:
In Iowa and across the country, educators are bracing for the possible closure of the U.S. Department of Education.
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...
Climate change is real. Iowa shouldn't pretend otherwise. | Opinion
At all levels of government, the message is that we all should ignore the truth about global warming, writes the Register's ...
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What would shutting down the US Department of Education mean for Iowa? What we know:
President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive that would order the education secretary to dismantle or severely limit the U.S. Department of Education. In Iowa and across the country ...
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Iowa City school districts receive grant to expand child development courses
The Iowa Department of Education approved a $600,000 grant to be split between nine school districts across the state. This ...
Iowa lawmakers introduced 1,500+ bills this session. Which survived the 'funnel' deadline?
High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others ...
Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over ‘race-based’ programs
The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.
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University of Iowa program housing Iowa Flood Center reports $35M on hold from feds
As part of sweeping cuts across a broad swath of U.S. departments and agencies, $35 million in federal grants and contracts ...
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U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff
According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another ...
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Local School Districts react to Department of Education staff cuts
The U.S. Department of Education helps direct funding to school districts nationwide, and now that funding is called into question after nearly half of the department's ...