This in-depth story looks into our country's national education standards and how they are falling behind other countries. The new national standards are also requiring change for Iowa, whose state standards are no longer up to par with the rest of the nation.
President Obama's new Race to the Top achievement standards for education aim to even the playing field for students, but are causing challenges for teachers who must cover more material then they are used to. If Iowa plans on participating in the next round of Race to the Top they must move quickly
Although a proposal in the state legislature to temporarily suspend use of sabbaticals at Iowa universities has been weakened, discontent in academia continues.
Casie Sparks is one of many Mount Mercy University students working toward a college degree. However, the 35-year-old is employed full time as a client relationship development consultant at AEGON in Cedar Rapids. She is among a wave of non-traditional students that Eastern Iowa colleges have been t
Students living at home represent a growing trend in American college life. In 2008, they made up 31.5 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, U.S. Department of Education reports. The number of college students planning to live at home or considering it increased from slightly less than a majority in 2
The University of Iowa has started a review that could lead to a change in its judicial process for professors put on paid leave while under investigation for misconduct allegations. The university has granted seven such leaves since 2005, including four that are still current, according to Associat
The Johnson County Attorney's offce is seeking a retrial of the case involving University of Iowa professor, Toshiki Itoh, guilty on a charge of abusing his lab assistant.
After a five-day trial, a Johnson County District Court found Toshiki Itoh guilty on two counts of physical assault however the court failed to agree on a charge that he sexually abused his lab assistant.
In the last day of Toshiki Itoh’s exhausting trial for sexually and physically assaulting his lab assistant, the attorneys made their closing arguments and sent the jury out of the courtroom to begin a deliberation process that will continue tomorrow. Referring to a PowerPoint display of photos of t
After University of Iowa professor, Toshiki Itoh claimed self-defense during his trial, the presiding judge decided to halt proceedings after showing signs of frustration.
Testifying in his own defense in Johnson County District Court, Assistant Prof. Toshiki Itoh said Thursday he did not assault and sexually abuse his lab assistant as the woman had alleged earlier in the trial. Itoh, 47, a member of the faculty at University of Iowa’s pathology department, said he ne
