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By now, everyone has seen the news headlines about the challenges schools are facing in preparing to return to school next month. How will students and staff be kept safe? Should face masks be worn? How will...

The Central Rivers AEA Creative Services Department is operational and ready to support the districts we serve. We are able to print a wide array of products to use in order to prepare your school buildings to...

All Central Rivers AEA offices will reopen to the public on Monday, August 3. Office hours will be 8:00-4:30.  The agency will be following the CDC guidelines for businesses and will have measures in place to mitigate...

In consideration of the fact that Covid-19 is still spreading in Iowa, Agency administration, in consultation with the Central Rivers Board of Directors, has made the decision to continue to keep our offices closed and have our...

Students, teachers and parents have access to the following digital resources 24/7/365 which include eBooks, streaming video, encyclopedia, reference materials, and more! Check out our AEA Digital Resources page today. Contact information is included to secure your...

With schools closed and a constant stream of pandemic updates in the news, how can we help our children make sense of the situation? What can parents and other caregivers do to help children establish routines and...

You don’t have to be a child development expert to give a child a great start in life. In fact, it’s surprisingly simple – and fun. The first three years of life are a period of amazing...

For most of us growing up, learning math was about solving problems the “right” way based on the steps our teacher taught. A lot has changed in the teaching of math, including support for encouraging students to...

The year was 1998, Google had just become a “thing” and not a “verb”. The internet was just beginning to impact our lives. It is 2020 and how we are using the internet has changed. We have...