For the first time in 30 years, tuition will be frozen for in-state undergraduate students hoping to further their education at any of Iowa’s three public universities. An approved budget by the Iowa General Assembly on May 23 will allow the state Board of Regents to halt any increases for the University of Iowa, Iowa [...]

Iowa City was named one of just three Big Ten college towns on the list.   The travel website Away.com has recognized Iowa City as one of the top 10 “visit-worthy” college towns in the United States. Listed at No. 3, Iowa City is admired for its rich cultural aspects including the Summer of the [...]

The Little Hawk joins West High’s the West Side Story in statewide journalistic recognition.   An Iowa journalism advocacy and educational organization has bestowed its top honors on a second Iowa City high school’s student newspaper. The Iowa City-based Iowa High School Press Association announced Wednesday that City High’s The Little Hawk newspaper has been [...]

By Associated Press DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers were moving rapidly toward adjournment Wednesday, approving aneducation policy plan and making progress on property tax cuts and health care for low-income residents. Property tax cuts and education changes have been top priorities of Gov. Terry Branstad, who has unsuccessfully sought similar legislation in the past. The state House and Senate on [...]

Iowa Education Department Director Jason Glass was selected Wednesday evening to be the next Superintendent of Eagle County Schools in Colorado. Glass tweeted, “Tonight, I am so honored to be selected as the next Superintendent of @EagleCOschools! Thank you!” Earlier this month, Glass was selected as a finalist for the position in the Eagle County, [...]

Emma Holmes beat out 77 other submissions for the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature Paul Engle Day: Glory of the Senses essay contest. By Quentin Misiag quentin-misiag@uiowa.edu A last minute essay submission to the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature by one local teenager has resulted in year’s worth of paid tuition to the [...]

The State of Iowa has been named among a new top ten list by Wider Opportunities for Women, a national advocacy group promoting the well being, economic security and equality of women, families, and the elderly. The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization, however, cautioned that none of the nation’s 50 states nor the District of Columbia [...]

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with two bomb threats at Regina Catholic Education Center last fall. According to online police records, Kashawn Deas, 21, was charged Sunday. The arrest log does not indicate where the arrest took place, but Deas is from Allentown, Pa. He has not yet been booked at the [...]