After state lawmakers passed legislation last year aiming to improve childhood literacy, Gov. Kim Reynolds is next turning her attention this session to Iowa students' math scores that dropped in ...

A student works on an algebra problem at Oak Ridge High School, on Thursday, May 12, 2011. Educators say the COVID-19 pandemic hurt academic achievement, especially in math, and is a key reason why ...

The legislation follows a previous effort passed last year to raise childhood literacy scores. House File 784 provides educators with more teaching instruction and resources to create personalized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New national tests show Iowa's fourth and eighth graders scored at or above average in reading and math assessments compared to ...

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed bill aimed at improving math scores and education in the state came before lawmakers Tuesday as test scores decline in Iowa. The Iowa Senate Subcommittee ...

Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress results for spring 2024 show that the state has reached or surpassed pre-pandemic proficiency levels in English language arts and mathematics, according ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Monday to improve math scores in Iowa schools. House File 784, known as the Math Counts Act, requires schools to screen students ...

Amid a focus on Iowa’s achievement gap in public education – the gulf often seen in test scores and content mastery between white students and those of color – a newly-released study shows the gap is ...

The state’s new “Math Counts Act” requires Iowa schools to start screening students’ math skills three times each year. Schools have been testing students’ literacy skills three times a year for ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A new statewide report card shows encouraging improvements among Iowa students. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the Iowa Department of Education announced Iowa showed notable growth in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa House passed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal Tuesday to set a statewide restriction on cellphone use in school classrooms. The measure, House File 782, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After state lawmakers passed legislation last year aiming to improve childhood literacy, Gov. Kim Reynolds is next turning her ...