by Matt Kelley | May 31, 2011 | Education
Iowa has one of the lowest high school dropout rates in the nation, around 11-percent, but a study gauges the impact of coaxing more teens to stay in school to earn their diplomas. Jason Amos, spokesman for the Alliance for Excellent Education, says Iowa’s Class...
by Matt Kelley | May 31, 2011 | Human Interest
A giant billboard in New York City is poking fun at Iowa. The sign states “Nobody becomes famous in Des Moines.” You might assume it’s an ad for Broadway or even New York City’s chamber of commerce. It’s not. The ads were placed by...
by Matt Kelley | May 30, 2011 | Health & Medicine
Nearly 100 people have been tested in connection with a measles case that state health officials are treating as a “public health emergency.” Most of the people were passengers on a flight from Chicago to Des Moines on May 11. A child, who later tested...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 30, 2011 | Education, Human Interest, Politics & Government
Elementary students in the Cedar Rapids School District will begin Spanish classes this fall. Schools across the state have laid off teachers and Cedar Rapids has reduced dozens of staff positions. But Mary Ellen Maske, executive administrator for elementary education...
by Matt Kelley | May 30, 2011 | Outdoors
The state geologist warns that budget cuts are landing especially hard on a lesser-known division of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Funds may be nearly cut in half next year for the Iowa Geological and Water Survey, which monitors the quality and quantity...
