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Des Moines' King Elementary uses nurturing program to provide consistency

Editor’s note: IowaWatch in a year-long investigation found that although each state is required to identify the bottom-scoring 5 percent of Title I schools every three years,

By Leah McBride Mensching / IowaWatch

/ 4 Feb 2022

Des Moines' King Elementary uses nurturing program to provide consistency

Iowa Virtual Academy strives to reflect traditional school

When the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person learning in March 2020, interest in virtual schools skyrocketed. One of two virtual schools in the state, Iowa Virtual Academy opened in 2012 with 61 students, and as of the end of last school year served about 540 students, said Steve Hoff, principal of I

By Leah McBride Mensching / IowaWatch

/ 3 Feb 2022

Iowa Virtual Academy strives to reflect traditional school

34 Iowa schools on comprehensive list

These 34 schools are on the state comprehensive list. They are the Title I schools that score in the bottom 5 percent in the state based on students’ performance on

By Leah McBride Mensching / IowaWatch

/ 26 Jan 2022

Educators at Iowa's 'failing schools' say they are used as part of political agenda

How do educators at 34 Iowa schools feel about spending the past year hearing elected officials say they are running “failing schools”? Leaders at 13 schools explained the shortcomings of

By Leah McBride Mensching / IowaWatch

/ 26 Jan 2022

Des Moines' King Elementary uses nurturing program to provide consistency

Iowa Virtual Academy strives to reflect traditional school

34 Iowa schools on comprehensive list

Educators at Iowa's 'failing schools' say they are used as part of political agenda

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