Education

Executive Director Heather Wagner is shown Jan. 16 at one of the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy's current buildings in northeast Cedar Rapids. CREDIT Cindy Hadish

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy finds new home at former Cedar Rapids school building

Leaders of the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy had been searching for a place to consolidate and grow their music classes and other offerings, but...
Junior Achievement of Eastern iowa is partnering with Jersey Mike's

Junior Achievement’s Equipment Exploration Fair targets fourth graders in Cedar Rapids Community School District

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is gearing up to welcome fourth graders in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) to its upcoming Equipment...
Kim Reynolds ABI conference

Gov. Reynolds announces $3.4 Million in Registered Apprenticeship Grants

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced $3.4 million in Registered Apprenticeship grants to assist school districts in addressing the state’s need for education professionals....
The entrance of ACT's campus, on the corner of ACT Place and Scott Boulevard, Iowa City.

CBJ Newsmakers: ACT’s foray into for-profit seeks to grow capabilities

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff of the Corridor Business Journal is a compilation...
Beth Brown and Leslie Nolte are co-founders of ICON Arts Academy in Iowa City.

Iowa City performing arts high school earns Cognia accreditation

Iowa Conservatory (ICON) has announced its regional accreditation with Cognia and recognition by the state of Iowa as an independently accredited non-public school for...
Students walk past Jessup Hall on the Pentacrest on a fall afternoon.

University of Iowa earns gold rating for sustainability efforts

The University of Iowa has been recognized for its sustainability initiatives, earning a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in...
View of cloud formations on earth taken from space

University of Iowa engineering leverages P3 seed funding to secure $9.4 Million in NASA...

The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program is reshaping Earth observation research within its College of Engineering, fostering new faculty hires, graduate programs, critical...

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