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Iowa community colleges to use state grants for new regional career training centers

  • Brooklyn Draisey

Two Iowa community colleges will use grant funding from the state to expand their career training capabilities for high school students. The Iowa Department of Education announced in a news release that it and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds have awarded $2 million in Career Academy Incentive Fund grants to Iowa Western Community College and Ellsworth […]

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Iowa Down Ballot: Buried college study, Libertarian ballot drama, marijuana debate

  • Kathie Obradovich

Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 7/25/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich are here to discuss a buried college study, more libertarian ballot drama, and an unscripted moment on marijuana on the campaign trail. Read on Substack Lots to unpack in this week’s podcast. Iowa Capital Dispatch’s Brooklyn Draisey had a […]

Iowa

State-contracted report shows broad access to higher education in Iowa

  • Brooklyn Draisey

Iowa’s community colleges told lawmakers this year that portions of Iowa are lacking access to a higher education and one solution to eliminate “education deserts” is to offer bachelor’s degrees at their institutions. Private colleges pushed back against this premise, disagreeing about the perceived need. A state-commissioned study received by the Iowa Department of Education […]