education

Rear view of a diverse group of schoolchildren sitting at tables in an elementary school classroom and raising their hands to answer their Caucasian female teacher, standing by the whiteboard in the background

Iowa City Community School District must protect our teachers

Avid readers of the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) or frequent attendees of CBJ events may know that my wife, Aspen Lohman, is co-owner of the Corridor Media Group Inc., which publishes the CBJ and the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal…

Study: College graduates more likely to own their own home

Despite the costs associated with college and growing student loan debt, a degree is a…

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Choose a career before choosing a college

The traditional idea of a young adult going off to residential college to explore academics…

Understanding the total cost of college

Before embarking on one of the most expensive journeys of a lifetime, your student should…

Diversity Straight Up: Equality in standardized testing

In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…

Edtech’s moment of truth

Edtech was already a fast-growing industry pre-pandemic, with a market set to rise from $160…

Godwin named permanent CEO at ACT

Janet Godwin Janet Godwin has been named the permanent CEO of ACT Inc., the Iowa…

Janet Godwin

Making school work

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] School is back in session across much of the Corridor, and…

Unemployment claims continue to decrease in Iowa

  By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development reported the number of initial unemployment…

Iowa jobless rate

ACT vows to push forward with mission amid pandemic fallout

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] The new head of Iowa City-based ACT says the organization remains…

ACT announces leadership change, cost-cutting measures

Janet Godwin By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa City-based ACT announced a shake-up in its…

Doctors to launch Mask of Wellness program today

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] At 1 p.m. today, David C. Krupp, an emergency room doctor…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Dara Schmidt

Dara and Nate pose for a photo after their recent recording session at CBJ Studios…

To compete, Iowa must cultivate its career pipeline and grow

By Joe Murphy | Guest Column The Iowa Business Council has worked to elevate Iowa’s…

The greatest gift for the holidays

By Greg Dardis | Guest Column Oprah Winfrey could do a dramatic reveal in her…

The future of the Corridor is entrepreneurship

By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Entrepreneurship is important for many reasons, from promoting social…