Samantha Hernandez
State Education Reporter at Des Moines Register
@dmregister state education reporter, rural school researcher, Iowa’s Book Ban Battle, TBI survivor. Past @spencer_fdn fellow, @dcadvocatenews, @gbpressgazette
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1 day ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Samantha Hernandez
Construction costs are expected to run an estimated $683 million. Schools will likely still close if the bond does not pass. Des Moines Public Schools expects to spend an estimated $683 million over the next decade on its Reimagining Education, Reinvigorating Schools plan that will close some schools and retool others in the face of shrinking enrollment. The cost includes new buildings, as well as proposed additions and renovations. On Feb.
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1 week ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Samantha Hernandez
The East High School booster club is hustling to move and fund its free post-prom party following the cancellation of the original venue just weeks before the school's April 26 dance. The Scarlet Pride Booster Club needs to pull together enough sponsors, volunteers and donations by Monday to ensure the event will happen, said Kari Warren, the group's president. The unnamed venue accidently booked two events for the same night.
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2 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Samantha Hernandez
A bill that clears the way for one member of a public charter school's governing board to live outside the state is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk. House File 785, if signed into law, would change the requirement that all board members must live in the area where a charter school is located. The bill, introduced by the Iowa Department of Education, also requires board members be a citizen of the United States.
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4 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Samantha Hernandez
We're used to vending machines plunking out a soda, a bag of chips or a favorite candy bar. But what about dispensing a new book? That's the novel approach about a half-dozen Des Moines Public Schools are taking to get kids to read — using vending machines to distribute books. Goodrell Middle School led the initiative, putting in a book vending machine in 2021.
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4 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Samantha Hernandez |Marissa Payne
Des Moines Public Schools taxpayers will see their tax rate hold steady going into the 2025-26 school year. The tax rate — approved during a special session public hearing Tuesday — is unchanged from the current tax rate of $14.68. The tax rate will be $14.68 per $1,000 of valuation on a $100,000 home, said Des Moines schools CFO Shashank Aurora after Tuesday's meeting.
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