EXPLAINED: 12 - The Real Truth

Iowa woman sits behind married couple. Then the man pulls out his phone–and proceeds to cheat on his wife for the next 2 hours while holding her hand

Some people multitask at events—check their email, do a quick phone call, stay present. Others apparently juggle a full-blown side life while sitting inches from their spouse. In a TikTok that has the internet collectively squinting in disbelief, one Iowa woman realized the man in front of her was allegedly…

The Mary Sue · Apr 9

Standards-based grading offers a different model of assessing student learning in the classroom

Some school districts, including ones in Maine, New Mexico, Iowa and Oregon, are shifting to standards-based grading, where students are graded on the skills and concepts they learn instead of points accumulated from assignments and tests throughout the school year.

The Conversation · Apr 9

Michigan Democrat at center of ‘illegal orders’ video says she’d consider a 2028 run for president

Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, is touring the Midwest to promote Democrats ahead of the midterm elections this fall

The Independent UK · Apr 8

Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations "Intended to Affirm [Public School] Student's Gender Identity" Upheld

From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lavenski Smith and… The post Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations "Intended to Affirm [Public School] Student's Gender Identity" Upheld appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 6

Court Rejects Facial Challenge to Iowa Law Barring Public School K-6 Programming Related to "Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation"

The law provides, "A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six." The court held this wasn't unconstitutionally overbroad.

Reason · Apr 6

Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of a Sex Act" from Public School Libraries Upheld

When may public libraries, and especially public school libraries, remove books based on their content? In Pico v. Bd. of… The post Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of a Sex Act" from Public School Libraries Upheld appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 6

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade

The Independent UK · Apr 6

Midwest US pays high cost for Trump’s Iran war as soldiers die, while veterans are baffled: ‘Why are we there?’

As casualties mount, those who share a home state with the deceased in Iowa, Kentucky or Ohio question war’s legality

The Guardian - US · Apr 3

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter

The Independent UK · Apr 1

Iowa duo served a family drug-laced lasagna to induce relative’s miscarriage, police say

Amber Snow, 36, shares a child with a member of the victim’s family

The Independent UK · Mar 28