Iowa Core

Iowa Core Parent Guides

Parent guides provide an overview of what students will learn by the end of each grade level as directed by the Iowa Core, our statewide academic standards.

Iowa Core Parent Guides

Resources for Families from the IRRC

The Iowa Reading Research Center (IRRC) provides a collection of web-based resources to help parents support literacy development with children at home.

IRRC Literacy Resources for Families

Articles

Why this teacher likes the core

Special education teacher Rachel Kruse makes no bones about it: She likes the Iowa Core, or standards.

Getting to the core of the matter

Elementary school creates model to ensure Iowa Core access

Fort Dodge’s curriculum director Stacey Cole pondered one day whether students on Individualized Education Programs were receiving instruction through the lens of the Iowa Core.

The Core-and-more battle cry in educating students on Individualized Education Programs turned to boots-on-the-ground reality as teachers unpacked the Iowa Core in earnest. That’s because the Iowa Core is now required in all schools, all grades.

Iowa Core Parent Guides/Guía Para Padres

The Iowa Core Parent Guides, in English and Spanish, were developed to provide an overview of what students will learn by the end of each grade level as directed by the Iowa Core, our statewide academic standards.

Iowa Core Spotlight

Educators, parents, business people – they support the Iowa Core. Why? Because they understand that the Iowa Core ensures all students are experiencing higher levels of education. Critical-thinking, analysis, and deduction are just some of the skills that students in the 21st century will be expected to have upon graduation.

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