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
Being a small school has its perks and its downsides. On the one hand, a smaller school can be more flexible, a trait that has been even more helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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,
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
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
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
The past couple of years have been challenging for Iowa’s 327 public school districts.
Parents have become very engaged with their schools — and enraged, too, at times. This has
When you have orbited the sun as many times as I have, people sometimes want to tap into the insights you have gathered through the years. Young journalists and newsroom
Principal Chris Myers sought to make mental health counseling available to students in the rural district of Graettinger-Terril for nearly four years.
But each time he thought he might
Some Ankeny parents are frustrated after receiving a letter Wednesday night that the Ankeny Community School District will not require students to quarantine if they have been exposed to a
Editor's note: Omar Guadalupe Alcorta is a 2021 graduate from Buena Vista University, where he double majored in Spanish and digital media. While in school, Alcorta served as
Will Clark and other children like him who are on the autism spectrum have faced unique hurdles over the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, whether they are learning online, hybrid or in-person.
