A representative of the Iowa Board of Regents told lawmakers Wednesday that the board is ready and willing to conduct the review of academic programs that would be required under a new bill. Labeled in the bill as the “Workforce First Act,

This is the final year of the ESA program's income restrictions. Next year, the program will be open to all Iowa families, regardless of wealth.

The Iowa Department of Education credits the state’s strength in reading to proven practices grounded in an evidence-based approach.

A review team that Iowa formed last fall to revise its science education standards and draft recommended changes -- which some team members said contained changes they hadn’t signed off on -- has been discharged so a second team now can review public feedback and recommend changes based on the input.

Gov. Kim Reynolds sent a notice to each of Iowa's state universities Thursday reminding them to comply with the state's prohibition of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs.

Iowa lawmakers advanced another spate of bills aiming to reform higher education in state regent universities on Wednesday. Among the bills considered and advanced by Iowa House Republicans Wednesday,

Public school students tested across the nation are still not scoring as high in reading as pre-pandemic levels, according to The Nation's Report Card

Iowa’s current draft of its K-12 science standards, which include changing the word “evolution” to “biological change over time,” has drawn ire from some parents, educators, students and residents across the state who say the wording changes water down scientific concepts.

University of Iowa science education professor Jeffrey Nordine is one of the 37 members of theThursday marked the fourth of five public comment sessions for th

As legislators this week continue their consideration of a group of bills aimed at reshaping higher education in Iowa -- taking aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion programming, curricular offerings,

Higher education bills slated for subcommittee meetings touch on reviewing and changing public university courses and course requirements.

The topic of special education didn’t come up in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State address on Jan. 14, but it should have. The number of students receiving special education services nationwide has risen nearly 73% from 1990 through 2023,