1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (924+ words) Graduates look on during a University of Iowa commencement ceremony Dec. 19, 2024, at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. These remarks were delivered May 17 at the 2026 graduation ceremony for MBA students at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business in Iowa…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (372+ words) Charity Tyler, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, explains how some books that are part of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program are printed in Spanish, as she shows some of the books at the foundation’s offices…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (868+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS — A new therapeutic childcare program in Cedar Rapids aims to serve children 3 to 5 years old who are having a difficult time in daycare or who have even been expelled from daycare because of behavioral or emotional concerns. Tanager…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1071+ words) Graduates move their tassels to signify their graduation during the Dec. 14, 2024, University of Iowa College of Education commencement ceremony at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. IOWA CITY — With nearly 90 colleges and universities nationally offering or working to offer shortened, three-year…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (73+ words) thegazette.com According to U.S. News and World Report, the University of Iowa has dropped 121 spots and Iowa State fell 179 spots in worldwide university rankings since 2016. I believe public education in Iowa follows a similar trajectory. Iowa has been under Republican…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1231+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa school chefs learned more about how to make nutritious meals from scratch using fresh ingredients and keeping dollars local to support Iowa farmers this week at the inaugural Iowa Culinary Conference as they begin to plan their…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (584+ words) Kids First Law Center in Cedar Rapids. CEDAR RAPIDS — More peace facilitators will work with middle school students in Cedar Rapids to prevent violence, thanks to a federal grant awarded to Kids First Law Center in Cedar Rapids. The $500,000 grant…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (184+ words) thegazette.com Construction crew members work in one of the classrooms of Harrison Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The school is anticipated to open for the 2027-2028 school year. The estimated cost including the design fees, construction…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (249+ words) The sign for the Iowa City Community School District’s administration office in Iowa City. IOWA CITY — Cedar Rapids school district administrator Adam Zimmermann has been named next principal of Liberty High School in the Iowa City Community School District. The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (235+ words) The sign for the Iowa City Community School District’s administration office in Iowa City. IOWA CITY — A Cedar Rapids schools district administrator Adam Zimmermann has been named next principal of Liberty High School in the Iowa City Community School District....