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New bill would allow Iowa schools to employ athletic trainers in place of school nurses
DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill that would allow Iowa school districts to hire athletic trainers in place of school nurses is making its way through the statehouse. Iowa Code requires public schools ...
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Key Democrat says Iowa school boards best to set cell phone policies
(Iowa PBS photo) The top Democrat in the Iowa House says cell phone policies for Iowa schools should be left up to school boards. Governor Kim Reynolds has introduced legislation that would ...
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Chronic absenteeism in Iowa schools is still surging following COVID
Many Iowa school districts are stepping up efforts to improve attendance, as chronic absenteeism surged during the pandemic and it’s been difficult to bring down. Des Moines Public Schools has ...
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Bill requiring Iowa high school students to pass a citizenship test heads to House floor
IOWA HOUSE FLOOR. NEW AT SIX IOWA STUDENTS COULD SOON BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A CIVICS TEST TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. A BILL CREATING THAT NEW REQUIREMENT MADE IT OUT OF A FULL COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY.
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Nation’s Report Card: Iowa schools scores slip, following national trend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Nation’s Report Card shows mixed results for Iowa schools with older students showing some improvements while younger students are slipping back. The National ...
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University of Iowa 'school of intellectual freedom' among bevy of GOP bills battling 'woke'
Former Gov. Terry Branstad is putting his thumb on the scale to champion a new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa as part of a legislative push for more civics programming ...
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Iowa bill would require schools, child care facilities to disclose vaccine exemption info to families
Iowa's K-12 schools and child care facilities would have to disclose information that parents and guardians can exempt their child from vaccines in a set of proposed companion House and Senate ...
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Former Gov. Branstad backs bill for University of Iowa ‘School of Intellectual Freedom’
DES MOINES — In response to an Iowa House proposal that would require the University of Iowa to establish a “School of Intellectual Freedom,” a UI lobbyist Tuesday announced campus plans to ...
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Iowa bill to create school ‘threat assessment teams’ advances
Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa school systems would have the authority to create assessment teams to improve student information sharing and collaboration when a student ...
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School threat assessment teams proposed to prevent school violence in Iowa
Iowa school systems would have the authority to create assessment teams to improve student information sharing and collaboration when a student exhibits behavior that might threaten school safety ...
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Iowa governor introduces bill to restrict phones in school
According to the governor’s office, the bill would establish a minimum standard that all Iowa schools would be required to follow by July 1, 2025. “Cell phones are not only a distraction but a ...