Many Iowa school districts are stepping up efforts to improve attendance, as chronic absenteeism surged during the pandemic and it’s been difficult to bring down. Des Moines Public Schools has increased outreach to families through letters, phone calls and in-person visits to homes. Superintendent Ian Roberts says the district learned some students are missing school […]
America’s founding documents sit on an Iowa-made foundation (AUDIO)
Our nation’s three most important and revered documents are enclosed in titanium display cases in the rotunda of the National Archives