Iowa boards push cursive as reading aid in standards
Iowa educators anticipate gains in early literacy as the 2024 Iowa Academic Standards include cursive writing in second and third grade foundations. UI experts say handwriting supports letter naming sounds spelling and word understanding, aiding reading development.
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Iowa Science of Reading Summit Speakers Named
University of Iowa education professors Shawn Datchuk and Leah Zimmermann will speak at the Iowa Science of Reading Summit in Cedar Rapids on Thursday and Friday.
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Iowa Department for the Blind chief resigns amid cancer fight
Emily Wharton, director of the Iowa Department for the Blind, retires after a year and a half battle with kidney cancer. Gov. Kim Reynolds names Sarah Weillford as interim director while a national search is conducted. Wharton led the agency seven years and is a former client.
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Johnson County weighs battery powered rail option
Johnson County officials are exploring a battery powered passenger train option along the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway corridor. A feasibility study for a bus rapid transit line is ongoing with a Rock Hill Furnace visit by about two dozen local leaders to view Pop-Up Metro trains. The plan envisions a three year pilot with Pop-Up Metro leasing trains to regional entities.
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New hemp rules take effect in Iowa today
Iowa moves ahead with a controversial set of regulations to restrict sale and potency of consumable hemp products after the Administrative Rules Review Committee took no action to pause the rule making. Health officials say emergency rule making will be used to implement the law.
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