Iowa school life — school board news

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Families can request a different school placement Nov. 2–13

The district plans to send families their child’s assigned school for 2027–28 under new feeder boundaries and open school-choice permit requests Nov.

School life IA·Oct 26, 2026

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Cedar Rapids Community School District

District weighs three new school bell schedules

School life IA·Oct 26, 2026

Louisa-Muscatine Community School District

Board approves limited online instruction days and restricts online platforms from replacing in-person teaching

School life IA·Sep 28, 2026

Council Bluffs Community School District

Board approves updated student discipline/removal policy to comply with new Iowa law

School life IA·Sep 8, 2026

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Ballard Community School District

Board approved access-control work and an updated device agreement

School life IA·Jun 8, 2026

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