Iowa logs 119 more COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths
Iowa reports 119 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths, raising totals to 373,942 cases and 6,140 deaths since March 2020. The seven day averages show 81 new cases and two deaths. hospitalizations rose to 71 with 23 in ICU and 11 on ventilators.
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Enrollment declines push budget concerns at Iowa public universities
ISU UI and UNI face lower spring counts from fall 2020 and 2016 peaks. Regents plan an 8.5 percent tuition hike for UI and ISU residents, UNI to raise 1.5 percent, while campuses return to in person instruction for fall 2021. Cornell College expects its largest class in a decade aided by a new Towa Promise Scholarship for Iowa residents.
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Freedom School Program empowers kids with affirmations and learning
The Freedom School program run by Tanager Place in Eastern Iowa offers free summer study with books featuring people of color and bilingual Spanish and English titles. Students write affirmations on clothespins. leaders like Jazman Guzman and Jada Grubbs emphasize building relationships and trust while discussing topics from the Black Lives Matter movement to police brutality.
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Dreamers seek permanent residency for documented childhood arrivals
A House hearing on the American Children Act featured Mhatre and supporters arguing the current visa system acts like a lottery. They urge permanent status for documented Dreamers who entered as children, age out at 21, and risk losing ties to the U.S. education and life.
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