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Beloved late Dowling Catholic debate coach to be honored at national tournament in Iowa
Tim Sheaff, the former director of drama and debate at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, will be specially recognized at the final awards ceremony of this year's National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) tournament in Des Moines. He died unexpectedly last June. "Our dad was insatiably curious, infinitely compassionate and terribly...
Tuition going up at Iowa's public universities, and so is each president's salary
URBANDALE, Iowa — Students at Iowa's three public universities will pay more in tuition this upcoming school year. The Iowa Board of Regents voted Thursday to increase resident undergraduate tuition by 3% at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. The board also approved a 2% increase in tuition for resident undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa.
Des Moines Public Schools mourn passing of Brody Middle School principal
DES MOINES, Iowa — Students and faculty in Des Moines Public Schools are mourning the loss of a longtime middle school principal. Brody Middle School Principal Thomas Hoffman, 57, died due to illness, the district announced Friday. Hoffman served as principal at Brody for 12 years. The district says...
A look at one-room schools in Dallas County's Walnut Township
Today, most schools in Dallas County offer English Language Learning to their students. The Schuler Mine Camp School was ahead of its time when it opened in 1926. Built to educate the children of the miners, it offered grades one through six as well as football and basketball opportunities. In February 1928, night classes began for the immigrant employees who were becoming citizens, some attending school for the first time. Lena Pedretti Angaran, a camp resident, helped students learn English. This school was in existence until 1949 when the mine was closed because it became too expensive to bring coal to the surface from three or four miles down.
National Speech and Debate competition draws students from all over the world
DES MOINES, Iowa — Registration forThe National Speech and Debate Tournament is underway at the Iowa Events Center. This is the first time ever the competition is being held in Iowa. Over the next five days, middle and high schoolers from all over the world will participate. Speech and...
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