Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Community School District

Families interested in theme-based learning for their children can enter the lottery for a chance to be placed in their chosen school outside their attendance boundary

The high school located in downtown Cedar Rapids opened in the fall of 2023 as a project-based school students can opt into

The State Board of Education voted Thursday to approve Empowering Excellence’s expansion, as well as six additional charter school applications on Thursday.

Also: Iowa City’s pool at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center reopens.

Former Iowa State Education Association President Tammy Wawro says school officials are asking the ‘hard questions.’

About 15 teachers impacted by construction voted to move forward with renovations over spring break for the new program. Construction at Washington High will begin later.

The medical sciences pathway at the southeast Cedar Rapids middle school is one option for students to explore future potential career interests.

Cedar Rapids school board meets with lawmakers to discuss preschool, cell phone bans and other priorities in advance of the upcoming session of the Iowa Legislature.

Families invited to join Parent Advisory Committee, continue submitting questions online about the College & Career Pathways program

Eastern Iowa schools are seeing less chronic absenteeism five months after the implementation of a new state law that aims to improve student attendance.

Also, Cedar Rapids shifts to winter yard waste collection schedule

A survey expected to go out to 60,000 voters this winter to get feedback on what projects they want to see addressed to ‘right-size’ the district.

Up to five days of virtual instruction would possible if inclement weather cancels school a part of proposed 2025-26 school calendar.

Construction of Cedar Rapids schools’ Freshman Academies and college and technical education wings could begin as early as spring break in March.

Cedar Rapids school officials are taking families’ questions and concerns into consideration as they continue to develop their plan for College and Career Pathways at four of their high schools.