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Howard–Winneshiek Community School District
Howard–Winneshiek Community School District is a rural state school, public school district headquartered in Cresco, Iowa. It is mostly in Howard County, Iowa, Howard and Winneshiek County, Iowa, Winneshiek counties, with a small section in Chickasaw County, Iowa, Chickasaw County. It serves Cresco, Chester, Iowa, Chester, Elma, Iowa, Elma, Lime Springs, Iowa, Lime Springs, and Ridgeway, Iowa, Ridgeway. It has a total of of land. Circa 2003, it was the third largest school district in the state in terms of land area. History The district was formed from the merger of the Cresco, Lime Springs/Chester, Elma, and Ridgeway school districts, opening on July 1, 1960. The high school was called Crestwood High School. Crestwood Elementary/Junior High School were also in Cresco, Lime Springs/Chester Elementary, in Lime Springs, and Elma Elementary, in Elma. For the 2014–15 school year, Elma Elementary will be preschool only. Lime Springs/Chester Elementary will only be a fourth- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresco, Iowa
Cresco is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,888 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 3,905 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County, Iowa, Howard County. History Cresco was platted in 1866, when the railroad was expanding into the area. "Cresco" is Latin for "I grow". Cresco was incorporated on June 6, 1868. On October 20, 1980, ''The David Letterman Show'' was broadcast from Cresco, the winner of a competition to host the show. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. Climate Cresco experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Dfb'') with long, cold, snowy winters and very warm, humid summers. Demographics 2020 census As of the United States census, census of 2020, there were 3,888 people, 1,699 households, and 970 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,164.2 inhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad City Times
The ''Quad-City Times'' is a daily morning newspaper based in Davenport, Iowa, and circulated throughout the Quad Cities metropolitan area, including Davenport, Iowa, Davenport, Bettendorf, Iowa, Bettendorf and Scott County, Iowa, Scott County in Iowa; and Moline, Illinois, Moline, East Moline, Illinois, East Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, Rock Island, and Rock Island County, Illinois, Rock Island County in Illinois. As a regional newspaper, the ''Quad-City Times'' is also circulated and has readership in Cedar County, Iowa, Cedar, Clinton County, Iowa, Clinton, Jackson County, Iowa, Jackson, Louisa County, Iowa, Louisa and Muscatine County, Iowa, Muscatine counties in Iowa; and Carroll County, Illinois, Carroll, Henry County, Illinois, Henry, Mercer County, Illinois, Mercer and Whiteside County, Illinois, Whiteside counties in Illinois. According to the Iowa Newspaper Association, the ''Quad-City Times'' has a circulation of 61,366 as of 2006. The newspaper is owned by Lee Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Districts In Iowa
This is a list of school districts in Iowa, sorted by Area Education Agencies (AEA). Districts are listed by their official names, though several schools use "Schools" in their name or website rather than "Community School District". , this list has not been expanded to include former school districts. School districts have several classifications. They are counted as separate governments by the U.S. Census Bureau. Iowa has no school systems dependent on another layer of government. Background In the early 1900s the state had 4,873 school districts. The state government passed the Consolidated School of Law of 1906 and this figure fell to 4,863 in 1908, 4,839 in 1922, and 4,558 in 1953. That year some additional laws were passed that contributed to reducing this further, and so this fell further to 458 as of July 1, 1965; that year another law made providing a high school mandatory for a school district, which meant school districts that had one room schoolhouses were requ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Winneshiek County, Iowa
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and student-centered education, and on subjects, such as science education, language education, and physical education. Additionally, the term "education" can denote the mental states and qualities of educated individuals and the academic field studying educational phenomena. The precise definition of education is disputed, and there are disagreements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
