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Educators attribute giving students choice in their learning to their success
Amanda Pierce Snyder received a letter from the board president and Superintendent Shannon Bisgard after being removed from a meeting last month for being disruptive
Construction of eight new tennis courts with lights will give the district the option of hosting state tournaments in the future
School district exploring solutions to recruit more employees of color and attract more teachers to the field
Noreen Bush, who is on medical leave, to resign effective June 30
Linn-Mar saw disruption in computer and phone systems a month after Cedar Rapids schools’ faced ransomware attack
Cedar Rapids leaders show interest in backing $312 million plan to update middle schools and high schools
Bush will remain superintendent throughout her medical leave -- which began Monday -- and the remainder of the school year.
Empowering Youths of Iowa is seeking donations to support tutoring of at-risk students. The nonprofit, which is located at Collins Community Credit Union in Cedar Rapids, also provides a daily free lunch to students.
Across the state, more than 1,000 paraeducators are working toward a teaching degree with Teacher and Registered Apprenticeship Pilot Program. Marion Independent — and 12 other Eastern Iowa school districts — are among those participating.
Schools resume charging for lunch, breakfast, after two years of federal waivers during pandemic.
The superintendent of the 16,700-student school district was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2020.
In her first year as the district’s ombuds, Janet Abejo-Parker spoke with100 people — employees, parents and students — about topics of concern that ranged from interpretation of rules, to bullying and discrimination.
City View Community High School will launch in August 2023 for rising ninth- and 10th-graders interested in project-based learning.
