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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

UI students advocate for inclusive curriculum at ICCSD after speaker uses ‘white power’ symbol in meeting

Bruce Bartlam, Jr., News Reporter July 28, 2021

Iowa City residents and students showed up to Tuesday’s Iowa City Community District School Board Meeting to fill a room with signs and shirts supporting Black Lives Matter, Indigenous groups, and...

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UI College of Law alum announces candidacy for ICCSD Board of Education

Emily Delgado, News Reporter July 26, 2021

Lawyer and Iowa native Maka Pilcher-Hayek is running for Iowa City Community School District Board of Education. Pilcher-Hayek announced Monday morning that she is pursuing school board member Dromi...

Houses Into Homes Sign as seen on Friday, July 2, 2021.

Houses into Homes provides bedding and more for students experiencing homelessness

Bruce Bartlam, Jr., News Reporter July 20, 2021

Houses into Homes has provided beds, furniture, and household items to well over one thousand Iowa City community members since its founding in 2018. The non-profit has provided 837 beds, diverting...

The Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors met June 22 to discuss budget and schedule changes for the 2021-2022 school year.

ICCSD Board of Directors approve $400,000 budget change for student activities next fall

Meg Doster, News Reporter June 22, 2021

The Iowa City Community School Board of Directors approved a motion to place $400,000 from the district’s General Fund to the District’s Student Activities Fund as the district shifts to pre-pandemic...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

ICCSD parents call for end of seclusion, restraint state policy

Meg Doster, News Reporter June 9, 2021

Iowa City Community School District parents are calling for an end to the district’s seclusion and restraint policy. Iowa City Community School District met with concerned parents via Zoom Tuesday...

A portion of Team Little and Women (LAW) of Iowa City High poses for a portrait on Wednesday, April 7. Team LAW took first place out of 84 teams at the Mock Trial State Championship.

City High Mock Trial emerges second-best team in the country

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter May 24, 2021

Iowa’s unrivaled senior Mock Trial squad from Iowa City High School secured a second-place finish at the 2021 National High School Mock Trial Tournament from their coaches’ basement and dining...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill banning school mask mandates

Sabine Martin, News Editor May 20, 2021

The Iowa City Community School District will no longer require face coverings under a law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds Thursday morning, despite Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.   The...

Ashlyn Keeney, a junior at North Liberty High School, poses for a portrait on the Liberty track. Keeney has both state-championship and state-place-winning feats in both cross country and track and field. As a freshman, she earned 1st place in both the 1500 and 3000 at Iowa’s 2019 state track and field meet. She was set to build on this momentum the following year, but lost her sophomore season to COVID-19. Now she is setting her sights on a successful return while remaining team-oriented.

‘She’s in a league of her own’: North Liberty standout runner sets the pace on and off the track

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter May 9, 2021

During the first event of her inaugural appearance at the 2019 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships, Ashlyn Keeney crossed Drake Stadium's finish line as a state champion in the 3000-meter...

An Iowa City Community School District sign outside of the central office as seen on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Iowa City Community School District now following Iowa Department of Public Health Quarantine Guidelines

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter April 22, 2021

The Iowa City Community School District Board recently voted to loosen its quarantine guidelines in an effort to reduce the number of students and staff impacted by positive cases while maintaining...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28. (Jake Maish/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City Community School District begins conducting standardized testing in person

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter April 20, 2021

Iowa City Community School District students in grades 3 - 11 — whether learning on-site or virtually — began taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress evaluations in person in district...

Director of Online Learning for the Iowa City Community School District, Gregg Shoultz, poses for a portrait outside of the central office on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Longtime Iowa City Community School District administrator to take service overseas

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter April 18, 2021

Before Gregg Shoultz started his career in educational administration at the Iowa City Community School District, he taught in different parts of the world. "Before coming to Iowa City, I worked...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

Iowa City Community School District reports nearly 1,000 students quarantining

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter April 12, 2021

As of Monday, 975 students in the Iowa City Community School District are in quarantine, nearly two months after the district offered students the option to return to entirely on-site learning. The...