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Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa marks 60 years

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is celebrating its 60th anniversary of providing hands-on learning programs in financial literacy, career readiness and entrepreneurship to students across the region. Since 1965, the organization has served 951,308 students through experiential programs that connect…

Kirkwood joins national network to advance student career outcomes

Kirkwood Community College has joined a national initiative aimed at ensuring students earn degrees that…

Kirkwood Community College Student Center

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa launches new financial literacy program

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa has been selected as one of the few JA locations…

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa logo

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s Klein recipient of national Rising Star award

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s vice president of education, Nate Klein, has been named a…

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s vice president of education, Nate Klein.

Community Foundation to match gifts for Linn County public classroom projects

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announced it is once more partnering with DonorsChoose to…

Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Kirkwood and IowaWORKS to open joint location this week

Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS will open a joint location this Friday, Aug. 1, on…

Kirkwood IowaWORKS partnership building

GALLERY: University of Iowa researchers celebrate launch of satellites

On July 23, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

People watch the TRACERS launch from the Harris Grade Road in Lompoc, California and then celebrate the launch and follow developments on the livestream.

Tippie names new associate dean of graduate and professional programs

Erin Nelson, associate professor of practice in management and entrepreneurship, has been named the new…

Erin Nelson, UI Tippie College of Business

Wellmark Foundation awards $5M grant to expand youth mental health services in rural Iowa schools

The Wellmark Foundation has announced a $5 million grant aimed at tackling the growing mental…

An empty classroom with an American flag hanging in the corner.

ACT Appoints Alex Thome as chief product officer

ACT has named Alex Thome as its new chief product officer. In the role, Mr.…

ACT

Students to showcase real-world business solutions at Eastern Iowa Airport in Junior Achievement 3DE event

This Wednesday, the Coe College Hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport will be filled with…

Eastern Iowa Airport passenger

Q&A with Khan Academy founder Sal Khan

Khan Academy founder Sal Khan will deliver a public lecture this month at the University…

Sal Khan Khan Academy

Junior Achievement announces launch of JA BizTown Mobile tour

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa (JAEI) is gearing up to launch the 2025 JA BizTown…

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is hearing up to launch its JA BizTown mobile tour this spring.

ICCSD, Junior Achievement look to expand career readiness at Center for Innovation

The Iowa City Community School District is ramping up a project-based learning initiative to introduce…

Iowa City Community School District sign by Dodge Street.

Iowa City Council says ‘yes’ to rezoning ACT campus

A plan to rezone approximately 48.6 acres of the ACT campus in Iowa City can…

A map of the proposed rezoning area includes 49 acres north of Scott Boulevard and east of Dodge Street.

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…

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