The governing body for the state’s three public universities and two special K-12 schools is expected to hold a public hearing ahead of its upcoming board meeting.

The state Board of Regents, a group of nine citizen volunteers who oversee the University of Iowa, Iowa State, and the University of Northern Iowa, as well as the Iowa School for the Deaf and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, will host the hearing from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at their office in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale.

Individuals wishing to speak regarding a number of related topics are encouraged to attend the public hearing.

— by Quentin Misiag