The Iowa City Community School District board of directors unanimously voted Tuesday night to shutter the doors of Hills Elementary School in the fall to save over a million in budget cuts. Over 50 residents, students, and teachers packed the chambers during the Iowa City Community School District board meeting to voice their concerns on.
While Democratic caucuses were more subdued than past years, party members who gathered Monday night in Iowa City said the stakes are higher than ever if Democrats want to regain ground lost to Republicans in Iowa.
Members of Iowa City’s community gathered Monday night for a discussion on how the public school systems in place enable students, particularly students of color, to end up in the prison system. The discussion was hosted by the Iowa City’s Office of Equity and Human Rights and coordinated with the Iowa City Public Library and.