Education

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Iowa College Aid launches redesigned website

Iowa College Aid has redesigned its website at www.IowaCollegeAid.com to provide more streamlined navigation and additional search tools, the organization announced. In addition, the website content has been revised to focus on the topics most …

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$67 million in sales tax bonds for schools approved

The Des Moines School Board yesterday approved the sale of approximately $67 million in sales tax revenue bonds in order to proceed with the renovation of more than a dozen schools throughout the city. Plans …

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More unemployed executives willing to relocate for work

An average of 9.4 percent of job-seeking managers and executives who found employment during the first half of 2011 relocated to take the new positions, according to a report released today by Challenger, Gray & …

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AIB among most affordable private colleges

AIB College of Business was found to be one of the lowest-priced private four-year colleges in the nation, according to the most recent statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education …

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Iowa State brings in $342.3 million in FY2011 fund raising

Iowa State University took in $342.3 million in grants, contracts, gifts and cooperative agreements during fiscal year 2011, ended June 30, the university announced, a decrease of $45.9 million, or 12 percent, from last year’s …

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Governor announces college scholarship fund

A scholarship fund established at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines will benefit high school and undergraduate students from Iowa who plan to attend Iowa community colleges, colleges or universities. Gov. Terry Branstad and …

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Iowa State announces presidential search call

The Iowa State University Presidential Search Committee will meet via a conference call at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. To dial into the conference, call (866) 390-5250 and use participant code 9026659. The Krieger Board Room in …

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Top performers can expect a pay raise next year, survey says

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, companies are betting on their best workers — and are willing to pay more to prove it, according to a report released today.

After years of stagnant wages, 97 percent of …

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State to form STEM advisory council

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today the formation of a new education advisory council called the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council.

The Iowa STEM Roadmap, produced by state experts, cited a …

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Principal gives $250,000 for Children & Families of Iowa capital campaign

Principal Financial Group Inc. has awarded a $250,000 grant to Children & Families of Iowa’s capital campaign. The funds will be used on major enhancements to all seven Des Moines area facilities, including the replacement …

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