Education

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has given $25,000 to The Homestead to customize its autism clinic, which serves children and families affected by autism. “This grant from the Community Foundation will help us …

Thomas Downs, who recently announced his retirement after seven years as superintendent of the Southeast Polk Community School District, has been selected as the executive director of the Iowa Association of School Boards.…

Community!Youth Concepts, a nonprofit organization that helps Iowa youths gain access to educational opportunities, said it received a $20,000 grant from Staples Foundation for Learning, a private foundation created by Staples Inc. Funding from the …

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. wants college students to know the ramifications of borrowing too much.

The nonprofit organization announced a program through its online loan application process that will show students how much debt …

Environmental historian Amahia Mallea, a visiting assistant professor of history at Drake University, will speak on the history of domestic nuclear power and the 1979 Three Mile Island incident in Pennsylvania in a lecture on …

Hy-Vee Inc., the Iowa Careers Consortium and the Greater Des Moines Partnership are sponsoring a Multicultural Reception on March 31 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hy-Vee Conference Center, 5820 Westown Parkway in West …

Martha Willits, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will discuss the importance of advancing Central Iowa as part of the spring Let’s DU Lunch speakers’ series at Drake University on April 6. …

Gregory Geoffroy announced today he will step down as president of Iowa State University after nearly 10 years on the job.
 
He will leave his position no later than July 31, 2012.
 
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Paul Williamson, assistant principal at Roy J. Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been tapped as the new principal of Lincoln High School in Des Moines. Williamson’s experience in developing and implementing career …