Black students in Cedar Rapids middle schools are almost seven times more likely to be charged with a crime than their white peers as the district works to reduce disparity in arrests
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Black students in Cedar Rapids middle schools are almost seven times more likely to be charged with a crime than their white peers as the district works to reduce disparity in arrests
“As plaintiff continued to observe defects, it was required to undertake mitigation efforts to protect its patients, guests, employees and the general public from potential life safety issues associated with the defective conditions, specifically the potential for falling glass,” according to the lawsuit.
Devs Do Good is looking for volunteers in Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa to participate in an Aug. 13 event in Cedar Rapids to build a technology solution for a nonprofit.
After 109 years, the Wesley Center at the University of Iowa has ended its affiliation with the United Methodist Church, citing its commitment to LGBTQ students.
Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa have resurrected their fully in-person orientation programs this summer — including offering students the chance to spend the night in a residence hall. The University of Iowa is offering a hybrid model.
Incidences of Black and white students suspended in Cedar Rapids schools are almost equal despite Black students making up only 18 percent of student body
Given its long history training educators, University of Northern Iowa — called the Iowa State Teachers College from 1909 to 1961 — is working to address the shortage, including through a new “fully online teacher preparation program” that allows working paraeducators with associate degrees to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, with a special education minor.
The University of Iowa is suing the contractors who installed 900-some windows in its 14-story Stead Family Children’s Hospital, many of which have proven faulty and flawed, with cracks and dilapidation already showing just five years after the hospital’s opening.
A settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in 2020 says the district will make all playgrounds readily accessible to people with disabilities by 2023.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District lost 126 teachers at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, up from 100 teachers last year. Now the district is making it harder for teachers to break their contracts.
West High girls varsity tennis coach Amie Villarini is suing the Iowa City Community School District for defamation after allegations were made against her by former players in a public school board meeting earlier this year that a school investigation showed were unfounded.
County attorney’s office opened 164 truancy cases in past year, successfully resolving 56 of the cases.
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