Articles Tagged: Linn-Mar Community School District

It was when I looked at the lengthy list of comments on a candidate’s ad on Facebook that I first …

In Linn County, the trickle-down effect of state and national politics seems to have swayed campaign donors in some Cedar Rapids and Linn-Mar school board races that are on the ballot Nov. 7, with right-leaning candidates out-raising some incumbents.

Questions about what types of political activities are allowed for churches and church leaders arise before Nov. 7 local elections and 2024 caucuses.

Increasing test scores, improving the district’s financial stability and building trust among top priorities of Linn-Mar school board candidates.

Also, super PAC launches effort to raise Doug Burgum profile in Iowa

Parental rights and transgender-affirming policies have become a rallying cry with conservatives and among those vying for the Republican presidential nomination in the early nominating state of Iowa. And the Linn-Mar Community School District once again found itself at the forefront of the national gender identity debate.

The races technically are nonpartisan, but they’ve become increasingly partisan in recent years as disagreements over school curriculum, transgender students and COVID-19 measures have galvanized education politics at the state and local level.

Jon Galbraith oversees facility planning, construction projects as Cedar Rapids schools’ pursues multimillion dollar bond referendum

Families should send water bottles with their children and water bottles will be available on some school buses.

Learn more about the school board seats on the ballot in Cedar Rapids, College Community, Linn-Mar, Iowa City and Clear Creek Amana.

The students in about 300 Linn-Mar families no longer will be eligible for busing to school this fall. A Safe Routes to School plan will be implemented this fall to encourage more students to walk and bike to school.

Browse, sort or search public school employee salaries for fiscal year 2023

Kortemeyer to lead district through a 5-year strategic and facility master plan

Chrishelle Lawson wants to help families put missing, murdered loved ones to rest

‘There’s no rules to whatever we do. We just have to stay under 30 minutes’