DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 11 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report * # Aug. 4 - 10, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 11, 2025) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each we  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Iowa Department of Education announces a new $850,000 grant opportunity to support high schoolers' attainment of computer science credentials The Iowa Department of Education today announced that $850,000 in competitive grant funding is available to Iowa school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to align computer science programs, including career and technical educa  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Iowa Department of Education awarded nearly $500,000 in AmeriCorps funding to support postsecondary access and success Funding supports more than 80 AmeriCorps members serving as postsecondary education coaches in communities across Iowa * The Iowa Department of Education announced that it was awarded nearly $500,000 in competitive federal AmeriCorps funding through the Vo  more

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 12 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Marriage rates and outcomes: What's education got to do with it? AMES, Iowa - In recent decades, a curious trend in the collective relationship status of Americans has emerged: When education levels rise in the U.S., the nation's marriage rates fall. At first glance, it might seem like higher learning has been cutting in on marriage and stealing more than one dance. But when Iowa State University researcher  more