Iowa State Board of Education finalizes rules surrounding book ban law in schools
If the law is violated, it would first result in a written warning, then a hearing and disciplinary action if it continues.
Iowa State Board of Education meets to discuss proposed rules for book ban law
The Iowa State Board of Education met Wednesday to discuss proposed rules for implementing a 2023 law that bans books depicting sex acts in school. Senate File 496, signed into law last year, requires schools to remove books depicting sexual acts.
Iowa Board of Education advances new rules on school library restrictions
Public comments are being gathered and a public hearing on the proposed rules is scheduled for December in Des Moines.
Iowa Ed Board advances rules restricting school books
The Iowa Board of Education voted Wednesday to move ahead with final rules seeking to clarify restrictions under a state law that prohibits books and curriculum in K-12 schools that
Iowa Board of Education advances rules restricting school books
Iowa recorded the second-highest number of instances among states in the last school year where access to books in schools was restricted, according to a new report by PEN America.
Iowa Board of Medicine to consider rules for near-six-week abortion ban law in case it gets reinstated
Friday, the Iowa Board of Medicine will consider how exceptions will be handled for Iowa's nearly six-week abortion ban, which is currently held up in the court
Iowa State Board of Education finalizing rules for book ban law
The Iowa State Board of Education is finalizing the process that schools will use to ban books that depict sex acts from school libraries.
Iowa Department of Education unveils new school performance profiles for 2023-24
The Iowa Department of Education has released the 2023-24 Iowa School Performance Profiles, the first under the state’s ...
Iowa Department of Education releases school performance data
The Iowa Department of Education has identified 377 schools that are in need of targeted support and improvement because of ...
Iowa's list of the 35 lowest-performing schools now includes 12 from Des Moines
Thirty-five Iowa schools are in need of assistance, and 12 of them are in the Des Moines Public Schools district, a new ...
Comparing Iowa Department of Education school ratings in 2024 vs. 2023
Metrics from enrollment, attendance and proficiency in various subjects can all be gathered from the ratings and scores.
Iowa Department of Education releases new state school performance ratings
The Iowa Department of Education has released performance ratings and federal designations using an updated state plan for ...
What Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential campaign in Iowa tells us about how he'll run DOGE
Looking back at Vivek Ramaswamy's campaigning in Iowa during the caucuses provides insight into why Donald Trump selected him ...
DMPS high schools to receive support from government following statewide performance review
All five of Des Moines Public Schools' traditional high schools will receive additional support from the federal government ...
Iowa Department of Education releases new data on performances in 2023-2024 school year
The Iowa Department of Education released new Iowa School Performance Profiles for the 2023-2024 school year on Tuesday.This ...
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State Education Department releases school ratings
The Iowa Department of Education has released its annual ranking of schools. The Department’s Information Bureau chief Jay ...