DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release: DMPS is welcoming William Givens as the new Director of Custodial Services. Givens is responsible for leading the team that maintains healthy and safe spaces for our 30,000 students and nearly 5,000 employees in almost 70 buildings. Givens comes to Des Moines with more than 25 years of experience in K-12 facilities management. Most recently he worked at Columbia College in Columbia, MO, as a director of   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2612 (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=HF2612), a bill to improve special education and raise teacher salaries, into law. * * * Governor Reynolds released the following statement before signing HF 2612: "I'm proud to sign legislation that further strengthens Iowa's commitment to students, parents, teachers, and schools. T  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has announced a successful testing period for ID.me, the new identity verification method used in the state's unemployment system. As previously announced, ID.me will become the requirement for all claimants starting April 1, 2024, improving the process for securely verifying the identity of Iowans who file for unemployment benefits. Since January 2, 20  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: The UNI Department of Languages & Literatures is pleased to announce Jeremy Schraffenberger, professor of English and co-editor of the North American Review magazine, has been awarded the prestigious Harvard University Houghton Library Dearborn Fellowship for the academic year 2023-2024. The Houghton Library Dearborn Fellowship is awarded each year, allowing a select group of scholars to   more