Cedar Falls High School senior Daniel Umemzie has been named one of four finalists competing for the National Youth Poet Laureate award – a top honor for aspiring young poets in the U.S. Umemzie first became involved when he joined the Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate program, sponsored by the North American Review – the nation’s oldest literary magazine, which is housed on the UNI campus.
UNI has partnered with the Iowa Department of Education to become the new statewide hub for the Iowa Migratory Education Program — a federally funded, state-administered initiative that supports the education of nearly 4,000 children of migratory agricultural workers across Iowa.
UNI students Cody Boozell’s advanced Spanish class are taking their learning beyond the classroom with hands-on experience at a local water treatment facility.
Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed UNI’s Vince Gotera, professor in the Department of Languages & Literatures, to serve a two-year term as Iowa Poet Laureate.
In the state of Iowa, English learners (those whose first language is something other than English) are among the fastest-growing populations in our schools, according to the Iowa Department of Education. With an increase of nearly 60% in the past decade, all Iowa districts need to be prepared to serve English learners, including immigrant children and youth.
