Category Archives: Schools

It is very rare for an Iowa school building to close during the school year, but that’s what just happened at Ackley Elementary. Students packed up their things and left the old building for the last time Tuesday. The elementary, … Continue reading →

July 6, 2011: Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka High School in Crystal Lake. First, the good news: The old WCLT school building in Crystal Lake was sold to a private owner after WCL merged with Forest City, and the owners want to have … Continue reading →

The Creston News-Advertiser says that a consolidation vote with Prescott will be in April assuming petitions are gathered and the AEA approves. It’s a merger in name only, as the reality is the Prescott school will close and be a … Continue reading →

These articles from the Le Mars Sentinel and Sioux City Journal point to the same difficulty: The Remsen-Union and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn boards could not agree on which town would get (and who would lose) the high school. Both articles also say … Continue reading →

There was a reversal of expectations in Gilman Monday night, as East Marshall’s school board voted to keep both the K-4 building in Laurel and 5-8 building in Gilman open. However, the Benton Community school board did proceed as expected, … Continue reading →

This story from the Norfolk Daily News is interesting and shows that Nebraska suffers the same problems with declining rural schools, only more so. The five towns involved are about 75 miles west of Sioux City.

The Marshalltown Times-Republican says the East Marshall school district is considering closing its elementary in Laurel and possibly also the junior high in Gilman. The decision will come Monday. Keeping all three locations (with Le Grand) is a possibility, but … Continue reading →

Story from KWWL. All K-6 students in the district will go to Allison and 7-12 to Greene. The story notes that the district was running a $213,000 budget deficit, which is concerning not just because of its size but because North … Continue reading →

The Northeast Hamilton school district has been the westernmost in my school directions booklet* since it and North Tama were put into the same football district in 2002-03. Next time, I’m going to have to remove it. In May, Northeast … Continue reading →