Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Science scores for Iowa's elementary and middle school students have rebounded to prepandemic levels, new statewide testing shows.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. If state lawmakers follow the recommendation of a task force, Iowa school districts will no longer use ...

TO GET THIS OUT. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE TAKING A NEW TEST THIS YEAR. THE IOWA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS REPLACE THE FORMER IOWA ASSESSMENTS.

Trusted by educators for nearly 90 years, the Iowa Assessments provide the most current and nationally representative normative comparison for measuring student achievement. ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 3, ...

It's still unclear which statewide assessments students will take next school year, despite an administrative law judge's decision last week that the Iowa Department of Education followed correct ...

Have you seen your new property assessment yet? Values are going up by about 22% in Polk County and surrounding counties."I received my tax assessment, and it was quite a bit higher than it was before ...

Iowa students have begun to show improvement in English language arts, according to newly released state testing results. Iowa’s English language arts proficiency rates ranged from 68% to 80% on the ...