WATERLOO -- Legislators are poised to redefine who decides what Iowa children learn. A bill working its way through the Statehouse would mandate curriculum for public and private K-12 schools, in ...

Legislators in Iowa, a state long known for devotion to local control of schools, have approved a new statewide curriculum mandate that has some private school advocates alarmed. Under the measure, ...

Iowa lawmakers are turning their attention to the academic offerings of community colleges and public universities as they ramp up for the legislative session.

In under two weeks the 2026 legislative session starts and the Iowa House Higher Education Committee is set to ...

The information offers a look at the skills and concepts all Iowa students must know under the Iowa Core Curriculum, signed into law by Governor Culver in 2008. This includes concepts and skills in ...

Iowa lawmakers tussled Tuesday evening over school curriculum, engaging in partisan debates about how to teach about U.S. history, race and the role of "social emotional learning" as Republicans moved ...

The key words driving local educators this year are Iowa Core Curriculum and determining just how to meet new mandated state content standards and benchmarks. The legislation was signed into law by ...

Educators in the Mount Vernon Community School District will begin reviewing their language arts and science curriculum this summer, having “rich discussions” about how to meet the needs of their ...

DES MOINES (AP) -- When a student from another school district switches to Katie Pilcher's classroom, she knows what to expect -- a game of catch-up. Lessons her second-grade class have been learning ...