Three generations of Delayna O’Daniels’ family have worked as nurses at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City. Following in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps, O’Daniels became a ...

First, a quick lesson on Canadian nurses: a registered practical nurse, or RPN (sometimes called a licensed practical nurse or LPN) is someone with a two-year diploma who performs basic health care, ...

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MUSCATINE, Iowa — The suspect moved menacingly toward her, but Elexiana Oliva stood her ground, gun drawn and in a half crouch as she calmly tried to talk him down. The confrontation wasn't real, and ...

In my years reporting on community colleges, I never knew that 29 campuses offer bachelor’s degrees (at the time of writing ...

Emily Shields, executive director of Community Colleges for Iowa, which is studying whether the state’s community colleges should be allowed to offer bachelor’s degrees. For some students, “moving to ...

A new bill championed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposes allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees. Andrew Campbell Capitol News Illinois A proposed Illinois bill championed by Gov. JB ...