Highlights in this edition:

• Iowa City Schools Budget Situation Keeps Getting Worse
  • The 2026 Certified Annual Report found that several of the school’s accounts were in the red at the end of the fiscal year including a $45 million hole in the infrastructure fund
• New Subgrant Supports Nutrition Initiatives for Middle School and Afterschool Students
  • The money targets middle school and/or afterschool students and increases the use of fresh fruits, vegetables, scratch-made menu items and other foods served in the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program
• Resources for Veterans Day Classroom Activities
  • The U.S Department of Veterans Affair and the Veterans Day National Committee have issued the 2026 Veterans Day Teacher’s Resource Guide
• Sand Left Work Unfinished for Several Years
  • The Auditor failed to find the misallocation, failed to follow up on the DOT report, and over four years has failed to provide any answers to the question of what actually happened to the money

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