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Iowa Department of Education launches AI-powered reading tutor …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday that some elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant to help with literacy tutoring programs. The department made a $3 million investment into Amira (EPS Learning) for the use of a program called EPS Reading Assistant, an online …
Ad buys supporting Nunn, Miller-Meeks focus on inflation and …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · The American Action Network, the advocacy nonprofit working alongside the U.S. House GOP’s Congressional Leadership Fund, announced Thursday that it would spend $5 million on campaign ads supporting 18 House Republican candidates, including Nunn and Miller-Meeks in Iowa. The organization …
USDA and Heartland taking applications for $3.7 million food …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Heartland Regional Food Business Center are accepting grant applications from small- to mid-sized farmers and food businesses in the central U.S.
Federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging Iowa book law
WEBDec 22, 2023 · A U.S. District Court judge heard oral arguments Friday about whether to stop enforcement of measures in an Iowa education law that ban certain books with sexual content from K-12 school libraries. The lawsuit challenges sections of Senate File 496 that require schools to remove books with depictions of sex acts.
Low-income areas pay more in property taxes, Auditor Rob Sand …
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand held a news conference on a property tax report at the Iowa State Capitol Jan. 23, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowans and private entities in lower-income areas pay more in property taxes than those in wealthier areas, a report issued by Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand found.
Northeast Iowa Community College selects interim president
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar has promoted its acting president to interim president after a unanimous vote from the college’s board of trustees. Vice President of Finance and Administration Dave Dahms was named acting president in October after its former president, Herbert Riedel, was placed on administrative leave.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs AEA changes ... - Iowa Capital …
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law her top priority for the 2024 legislative session: a bill making changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies. Surrounded by Republican lawmakers and joined by school superintendents and other stakeholders, Reynolds signed House File 2612 into …
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for ...
WEBOct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and invasion of privacy.
Governor's bill to restructure mental health, substance abuse care …
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Mental health providers and advocates praised the governor’s plan to overhaul the state’s behavioral health system during a subcommittee meeting Thursday, though some said they hope to see specific concerns addressed with provisions on disability services and in-patient care.