After a bond issue to build a single-site school for the Highland district failed, continued declining enrollment may force Ainsworth Elementary school to be closed, KCRG reports.
Meanwhile, Waukee is planning its NINTH elementary school, which is more than Tama and Grundy counties have combined. “Radiant” will open in fall 2019 — not the worst name, since there is a connection to the area’s past, but it cries out to put Some Pig Elementary, Terrific Elementary, and Humble Elementary next on the list.