Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
With a steady stream of research pointing to the value of early education instruction and funding, the Department of Education announced the creation of a new office that will oversee the department’s early learning programs.
A report published by two conservative think tanks argues the cognitive ability of teachers is on average lower than private sector workers with similar education backgrounds and, thus, earn more than their fair market value.
During the second day of markup on K-12 education reform being led by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, various amendments addressing teacher requirements for Native American school lessons, testing standards for students with disabilities, classroom apprenticeship programs and others were heard.
The drone attacks that killed Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen have sparked renewed talks of due process for U.S. born citizens alleged to have been involved in terrorist activity.
On Friday, President Obama announced a set of criteria for states to opt out of the controversial No Child Left Behind education policy.
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