The state’s new “Math Counts Act” requires Iowa schools to start screening students’ math skills three times each year. Schools have been testing students’ literacy skills three times a year for several years. “Just kind of piggybacking on that to really try to enhance some of the math scores in this state,” said Katie Black, […]
Iowans can start 2026 off with a walk in the woods
First Day Hikes are planned in 44 of Iowa’s state parks and forests today, with most of them starting in just
