Culver sees budget opening for school funding reforms
Iowa Governor Chet Culver says financial constraints create a historic chance to reform school funding. He urges efficiency and fairness, resisting shifting cuts to property taxes, and proposes using districts cash reserves to offset state aid reductions where feasible.
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Multistate plan eyed to aid college dropouts via credit exchange
Iowa joins a dozen Midwest states in studying a college credit exchange. The plan would store earned credits from various schools and experiences in an electronic database. Colleges would bid to enroll students by stating credit acceptability, required courses, and costs. The Midwestern Higher Education Compact aims to decide by next fall.
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Ohio
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International enrollment climbs at University of Iowa
The University of Iowa reports rising international student numbers, led by undergraduates, with fall 2008 enrollment up 10.5 percent to 2,379 and fall 2009 total at 2,589, reflecting national Open Doors trends and the largest undergrad international cohort in US history.
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