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Earlier this month, we spoke to Langston Saint, a 13-year-old high school freshman who is passionate about STEM education. He shares his thoughts on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Iowa's education system. Langston, who was interested in STEM fields at an early age, also talks about why it's important to cultivate STEM in classroom environments for future jobs in Iowa and Iowa's future workforce.

There were more than 700 Iowans that attended the Future Ready Iowa STEM Summit on September 16, 2021. We recap the summit with Future Ready Iowa Policy Advisor, Kathy Leggett. She explains why STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education is important in shaping Iowa's future and achieving the goal of having 70% of training beyond high school. STEM fields feature high-demand jobs that will drive Iowa's future workforce.

Coronavirus relief grants have helped organizations in Iowa fund crucial job training. Recently, the State Center Police Department was able to train, educate, and fill a need for reserve officers with the grant assistance. In the end, 50 candidates will have successfully made it through the program. In some cases, these are communities with one active officer. Watch what they learned from their pursuit training at a driving course.

On March 10, Governor Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 8, launching a new Child Care Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the child care shortage and barrier to work in Iowa. The governor also announced awardees of two child care grant programs totaling $13,053,372 and contributing to the creation of more than 4,000 new child care slots across Iowa.