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 […]
Trump, in Iowa, touts ‘consequential’ five months in White House
President Donald Trump celebrated recent victories with a large crowd on the Iowa State Fairgrounds last night. “There could be no