The state budget plan lawmakers are developing includes $5 million for construction of an Agricultural Education Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons said it will be a key component of what will be called the “My Iowa Ag Learning Campus.” “The concept there is this facility will serve as the […]
UI doctoral student: Doomed federal ed program ‘not just charity’
A federal program that helps college students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Iowa and nationwide may soon be eliminated. Since the 1960s,