K-12 Education

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is reducing 27 full time positions from its district offices to ensure long-term financial sustainability. The 11 percent decrease in payroll, effective June 30, will result in about $1.66 million in savings.

The Linn-Mar school board rescinded a policy Monday that protected transgender students from discrimination, saying it references Iowa laws that “no longer exist.”

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The Clear Creek Amana school board has announced three finalists in its search for the district’s next superintendent. The board approved the resignation of previous superintendent Corey Seymour in February.

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The Iowa City school district will spend $2.1 million over the next year to partner with Junior Achievement on creation of an immersive career exploration program that educators say will help students chart a course for their high school education and beyond.

At an annual address, leaders cite progress in grad rates and steps for school safety. Cedar Rapids Community Schools Superintendent Tawana Grover says the district ‘is not perfect ... but is progressing’ toward goals.

Cedar Rapids schools officials will spend the next several weeks speaking with staff, parents and community members to consider ways the district can reduce the cost of a proposed $211 million bond measure that seeks to support future operations, including building a new middle school.

The move will allow the Cedar Rapids nonprofit to increase the quality and quantity of low-cost arts programming for area youth and adults.

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, which has empowered Black and biracial students in Cedar Rapids for more than 35 years, is preparing to transition to a new chapter with the retirement of its founder and executive director, Ruth White.

The suit claimed the public school district’s policy that restricted bathroom use for transgender students and visitors was distressing and violated his rights. The dismissal follows the impending removal of ‘gender identity’ as a protected Iowa class.

As a Nature Everywhere Community, Cedar Rapids schools will add “greenery” to some school yards and playgrounds. That could be anything from nature — like putting down more grass or installing a garden — to building infrastructure that’s stormwater and flood resistant and incorporates heat protection.