A profile of desired characteristics in a superintendent being presented to the Cedar Rapids school board Monday.
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A profile of desired characteristics in a superintendent being presented to the Cedar Rapids school board Monday.
‘Our kids are worth us investing in these schools,’ said Scott Drzycimski, who is leading the yes committee for a $312 million bond referendum.
The athletic departments across Iowa’s public universities have spent more than a combined $7.3 million taking COVID-19 tests and other pandemic-related precautions and measures – expenses covered by their main campuses, athletics revenue or federal aid.
Sixth-graders to explore careers in new middle-school model
The University of Iowa is seeking help hiring temporary workers for its State Hygienic Lab that – like many other industries – is facing a labor shortage stretching its staff thin as it aims to process an average of 1,000 tests a day for things like COVID-19, newborn and maternal screenings, and tuberculosis.
Gov. Kim Reynolds campaigned on directing millions in taxpayer dollars to private school tuition assistance.
After shedding students annually for more than a decade – a post-recession trend aggravated by the pandemic – Iowa’s 15 community colleges this fall recorded their first collective enrollment uptick since 2010: a half percentage point bump, pushing the student tally to 82,251.
The “process we followed was flawed’ in selecting interim superintendent, school board member Jennifer Borcherding said in approving the contract Monday.
The Cedar Rapids school board will vote in December on the timeline for a bond referendum that would fund a secondary schools facility plan.
Iowa City educators moving away from traditional grading practices.
Sathoff leading district in continuing secondary facility master plan, which could include a bond referendum next year.
Spelling out its contention with a $12.8 million jury verdict awarded to a contractor on its Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the state – on behalf of the University of Iowa and Board of Regents – is accusing jurors of leveling “excessive” damages and of being “influenced by passion or prejudice.”
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