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Friday, March 15, 2013  A group of students in high school and college want education officials in Iowa to recruit qualified teachers and improve testing standards.

Friday, March 01, 2013  A contest is encouraging parents to start saving early for their children's education.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Friends of a young Iowa woman killed in a mo-ped accident are urging lawmakers to approve a law requiring helmets for underage mo-ped drivers.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  Community colleges in Iowa are seeing record enrollment with nearly 106,600 students at the state's 15 community colleges'.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  State regulators expect more debate about Everclear before making a decision on placing tighter regulations on the 151-proof liquor that's popular with college students.