A new state law to address chronic absenteeism requires notifying parents by certified letter if a student misses school for eight days in a semester. After additional absences, there must be an in-person meeting with a parent or guardian. The most recent data shows absenteeism is remarkably widespread in Iowa schools. “The levels of chronic […]
Drop in motorcycle, ATV deaths part of record low Iowa traffic fatalities
Iowa’s preliminary number shows the lowest number of traffic deaths since the state started keeping records 100 years ago. DOT State
