Category Archives: Schools

Mar 02

Private schools make up half of 2A girls’ state basketball field

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Four private schools in Class 2A, including defending champion Iowa City Regina, made the 2015 Iowa state girls’ basketball tournament. All but one of those games are today, following Class 1A in the morning and afternoon. (Colo-NESCO tipped off against … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

Gladbrook Elementary School closing

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 17, 1996: Cropped video frame from Tama County 4H Awards Program. The gym floor was replaced in summer 1997 or summer 1998. Tama County’s fifth-largest town has lost its school. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board voted Wednesday night to close … Continue reading →

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Feb 25

Luther school demolished

Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 16, 2014: The Luther school building at the intersection of IA 17 and E57 opened in September 1916. The Luther school building, which had fallen into disrepair after its closure in 1972, was torn down Feb. 13 and 16, reports … Continue reading →

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Feb 20

Van Buren, Harmony talk sharing

Posted on Friday, February 20, 2015, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

September 10, 2010: Cornerstone of the Bonaparte school building. Note centennial coming up. The Harmony school district in southeast Iowa, a very early runner among non-geographic names, is exploring whole-grade sharing with Van Buren. KTVO had a story earlier this … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Hamburg agrees to Nishnabotna grade split

Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The continuing cohabitational saga of the Farragut and Hamburg school districts had a partial resolution last week, as the Hamburg school board agreed to Farragut’s proposal of having the junior high in Farragut and keeping kindergarten through sixth grades in … Continue reading →

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Feb 10

Gladbrook school in danger of closing

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10:17 AM by Jeff

Gladbrook-Reinbeck is considering reducing its school facilities, and closing the K-8 building in Gladbrook is one option, reports the Waterloo Courier. The others involve rearranging grades between the two towns but all put all of a grade’s students in one … Continue reading →

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Feb 02

Iowa enrollment: Waukee adds NT’s entire student body

Posted on Monday, February 2, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The certified enrollment numbers for Iowa’s public school districts were released at the end of last week. While the total is slightly up from last year, the bulk of that growth is concentrated in the state’s largest districts. Ankeny and … Continue reading →

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Jan 27

Two small takeaways from the Condition of Education Report

Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

The state’s annual Condition of Education Report (PDF) was issued last week and has plenty of statistics. One being brought up often in news articles is the increased number of minority students, although if you look in the charts (p. … Continue reading →

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Jan 26

State gives Hamburg, Farragut time to work out differences

Posted on Monday, January 26, 2015, at 10:31 AM by Jeff

Omaha World-Herald: The Iowa School Budget Review Committee has granted requests from the Farragut and Hamburg school districts for additional budget authority, allowing them to spend dollars beyond those typically allowed for general fund expenses. Other stories: KMA (Tuesday), KMA … Continue reading →

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Jan 22

Why not stick with ‘AHSTW’?

Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at 10:24 AM by Jeff

Walnut students have been participating in AHST athletics for years, but they just started in grade-sharing this school year. The districts are likely headed toward consolidation and Walnut’s near century and a half of independence will end. However, while it’s … Continue reading →

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