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Iowa must pass legislation to protect teachers

The Iowa legislative session is underway, and growing interest among some legislators in passing legislation to better protect teachers from in-school violence is a welcome development. Our public school teachers need nurturing, positive classroom environments where they can teach without…

Hills Bank providing financial literacy education to students

Hills Bank and Trust Company is giving 15,000 students across 43 schools in Eastern Iowa…

Students in seven counties in Eastern Iowa will have access to online financial literacy courses, thanks to a partnership between Hills Bank and Banzai.

Coe College recognized for having the best career services in Iowa

Coe College is the only Iowa college or university to be nationally recognized by The…

UScellular donates $30K to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor

UScellular has announced a $30,000 investment in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor…

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UI Tippie College of Business introduces new risk management and insurance major

A new risk management and insurance major will be offered at the University of Iowa’s…

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Kirkwood, Mercy partner to offer financial assistance to nursing students

Kirkwood Community College and Mercy Medical Center have announced a new partnership that will help…

Scanlan Family Foundation gives largest gift in UI College of Education’s history

The Iowa Center for School Mental Health in the University of Iowa College of Education will be renamed…

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Iowa Workforce Development awards more than $3.6 million to expand apprenticeship programs

Iowa Workforce Development announced it has awarded over $3.6 million in funding designated to create…

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University of Iowa student building music education app

Nicole Williams insists there must be a better way to make music education widely accessible…

VictoryXR in Davenport grows virtual learners

A generation ago, the excitement in the eyes of an 11-year-old Harry Potter perfectly captured…

Kirkwood to move NewBo City Market classes to main campus

Kirkwood Community College will relocate Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen operations and classes following the end of…

The Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen at NewBo City Market

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…