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Gov. Kim Reynolds used her eighth Condition of the State address Tuesday to call for a policy requiring school districts to restrict the use of cellphones in the classroom and outlined proposals to strengthen Iowa’s child care workforce. @tjbarton83 https://t.co/JyUzeQTdjA

The Cedar Rapids Community School District’s magnet school lottery is now open, giving families a chance to choose to send their child to a K-12 school with specialized, theme-based learning outside their attendance boundary. https://t.co/LQmcfvfMDH

Beginning Feb. 17, The Gazette will transition from printing seven days per week to printing three days per week — on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. We will continue to report the news daily in our digital replica of the newspaper and on our website. https://t.co/UVENGovnoX

The Iowa City Community School District announced in August that it would demolish the school, which closed at the end of the 2023-24 school year. Photos: https://t.co/zcULk1a7A5

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is seeking input and feedback on the “next best steps” for the recently opened City View Community High School as the district prepares to launch its College & Career Pathways program at other high schools. https://t.co/e1IqILbP3R

In case you missed it: The Cedar Rapids school board Monday approved the purchase of almost 51 acres of land where a middle school could be built that replaces Harding. Development on this site will be contingent on the passage of a school bond referendum. https://t.co/MolA7Dhrjs

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Linn-Mar High's project-based learning program is launching a new class for students interested in careers in education. Students will work directly with 3-year-old children two mornings a week to help them learn more about skills needed to be teachers. https://t.co/UVqcz37TP7

Leaders at Grant Wood AEA are hoping to see improved learning outcomes for students with disabilities by having its staff work more closely with educators who serve those students to ensure evidence-based practices are being used. https://t.co/OmLQpVQYN1

Iowa school leaders this legislative session want state funding to provide free, full-day 4-year-old preschool programs to families, policies that aim to recruit and retain educators and improved children’s mental health services, among other priorities. https://t.co/Zs4xx1MOBQ

RT @tjbarton83: Lawmakers reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session. A top priority for Republicans, who hold expanded majorities in the #iale…

More than a dozen teachers at Jefferson High School will be moving classrooms this spring so renovations can begin for the future College & Career Pathways program. https://t.co/0F71Wm4y25