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Coe College partners with Google AI for Education Accelerator

Coe College has partnered with the Google AI for Education Accelerator to provide artificial intelligence tools and training to students. The partnership will give Coe students access to Gemini Pro, NotebookLM and Veo, as well as career certificates and short…

Johnson County now accepting applications for Child Care Assistance Incentive Program

Johnson County Social Services is now accepting applications for its new Child Care Assistance Incentive…

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UI JPEC to welcome Young African Leaders Initiative fellows

For the eighth time, the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) has…

IowaWORKS to replace Teach Iowa as main outlet for listing education jobs

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Education are launching a statewide outreach…

Iowa WorkForce Development

ACT expands online test offerings

Starting with a pilot group of 5,000 testers in December, ACT will begin to offer…

The courtyard entrance to the ACT Iowa City campus in the fall. CREDIT ACT

New Leader Manufacturing to host first youth registered weld apprenticeship program

New Leader Manufacturing (NLM) has partnered with the Iowa Department of Education and Grant Wood…

New study finds MBA students out of work, need ChatGPT experience

A new Intelligent.com study has found that 68% of graduating full-time Master of Business Administration…

ACT to lay off 106 employees, continuing edtech spiral in Iowa City

ACT, Inc. has let go of 106 employees, 40 of which are located in the…

Pearson plans 37 layoffs in Cedar Rapids

Pearson has announced plans to lay off 37 employees from its Cedar Rapids operations. The…

Pearson office in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ACME ELECTRIC

Mark Butland leaving Iowa EdTech Collaborative

Mark Butland, the director of the Iowa EdTech Collaborative (IETC), is joining a higher education…

Mark Butland is headed west to California and leaving the Iowa EdTech Collaborative.

Kirkwood names Kristie Fisher next president

Kristie Fisher, president of Iowa Valley Community College District and former senior director for ACT,…

Kristie Fisher is Kirkwood's newest president. CREDIT KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Reynolds announces grant program to improve work-based learning

Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the availability of up to $1.5 million in funding for…

Kim Reynolds Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

UI enters $4 million cooperative agreement with Kosovo universities

University of Iowa representatives will partner with officials at universities in Kosovo to strengthen ties…

UI faculty will work with Kosovo universities in a $4 million cooperative agreement. CREDIT USAID

Prairie Creek first school to host JA BizTown Mobile learning program

Learning “real-world” skills just got a little easier for some Iowa students. Junior Achievement of…

JA BizTown Mobile

Kirkwood to announce new president at news conference Thursday

Kirkwood Community College will announce its next president at a news conference Thursday, college officials…

Kirkwood Community College

Iowa entrepreneur, philanthropist John Pappajohn dies at age 94

John Pappajohn, legendary entrepreneur and the namesake of the University of Iowa’s business building and…

John Pappajohn