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Jason Walker, an adult education and literacy instructor at Muscatine Community College, is the recipient of the 2017 Archie Willard Adult Education and Literacy Educator of the Year. Walker was given the award in front of his colleagues and peers during the statewide Adult Education and Literacy Conference this week. …

Public-private efforts well-positioned to help grow state’s talent pipeline for in-demand jobs A new report shows Iowa is gaining ground in the expansion of sector partnerships, a key workforce development strategy designed to close industry-specific skills gaps in communities. Sector partnerships bring togethe…

Liz Smith Educators, administrators and professionals are gathering in Ankeny this week to network, self-invest and learn best practices at the Iowa Building Your Future with Adult Education and Literacy Conference. These individuals provide guidance, support and encouragement to the thousands of Iowans who tak…

This is a question-and answer with Mike Fazio, the keynote speaker for the Iowa Adult Education and Literacy Summer Conference, Building Your Future with Adult Education, to be held in Ankeny, July 18-20. Fazio is the founder and CEO of Workforce180, a national workforce training and consulting organization, focused…

Lollipop has long been my least favorite word in the English language. It’s not that I have anything against lollipops. In fact, I love them. But the word sounds strange. So I avoid it. The Benton Community School District Ed Camp, however, changed what comes to mind when I hear the word lollipop. Instead of that …

Waterloo middle school students learn about career opportunities in digital graphics and the importance getting off to a strong start as high school freshmen. WATERLOO - Before breaking for the summer, 500 eighth-grade students from all four Waterloo middle schools gathered at the Waterloo Career Center located…

Work is going strong in the development of partnerships across the state that includes the private sector, area education agencies, community colleges and school districts to provide effective, efficient, and economical means of delivering high-quality secondary career and technical education programs. A total of 15…

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today announced a request for proposals to select new statewide assessments of student progress in English language arts, mathematics and science starting in the 2018-19 school year.  The Department is seeking bids for new assessments, as well as a vendor to provi…

Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise today announced that the second draft of Iowa’s state plan for meeting the federal Every Student Succeeds Act is available for public review and comment.   “This draft plan ties together and builds on Iowa’s collaborative education reform efforts under way t…

BOONE – Caroline Owen first started teaching when Franklin D. Roosevelt first took office. Yes, that was 1932. And yes, Mrs. Owen is doing fine, thank you very much. The 103-year-old personifies the passionate educator, even though it's been nearly 40 years since her retirement. “It is so important to be pati…