Iowa Finance Authority announced Dec. 15 that it is awarding nearly $5 million for homelessness assistance initiatives. Funding is available through the State-funded Shelter Assistance Fund and the federal Emergency Solutions Grant program
The 2021 fall enrollment for Iowa school districts, which includes all 327 school districts in the state, has mostly increased across the board. There was an almost 1,472 student increase from fall 2020 to fall 2021.