Hillis Elementary School was the site Friday morning of an ad hoc summit conference on AmeriCorps and the profound impact it’s making in the district. Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Iowa Congressman Tom Latham, and Governor Terry Branstad were the big names on campus but they were all … Read more »

To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, democracy is based on the premise that the people know what they want and deserve to get it – good and fresh! Tonight’s presidential caucuses are dog-eat-dog but a more appetizing version got underway this morning at Hillis Elementary. The school’s traditional “cookie caucuses” were off and running first thing as … Read more »