Most of the 11 private schools listed as ‘new’ in 2023 by the Iowa Department of Education have been operating for years
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Most of the 11 private schools listed as ‘new’ in 2023 by the Iowa Department of Education have been operating for years
LaTasha DeLoach uses her roles across Johnson County to nurture networks and opportunities for people of color, especially Black women
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Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, has been working for years to ban the use of traffic cameras in Iowa; this year he has combined his legislative proposal with a hands-free device use while driving.
To keep vulnerable, high-need populations housed, residents need wraparound services. Housing alone isn’t always enough. As need grows, local governments and service providers are creatively using resources to build facilities and create staff roles to meet these needs.
Advocates argue that the river is long overdue to have its own such program. Millions of Americans rely on it for drinking water, commerce and recreation, and its floodplains provide food and habitat for hundreds of fish and wildlife species. But it's facing a multitude of challenges, from extreme weather to habitat loss to persistent agricultural and industrial pollution.
Cedar Rapids policed city from the air for 35 years
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, in her annual Condition of the State address last month, said Iowa needs to increase reading outcomes for elementary students. Last year, state test scores reported 34 percent of third-graders are not proficient in reading and writing skills. Under a proposed bill, Iowa colleges and universities would be required to train teachers in the “science of reading.” But what is it?
Data has the power to heal, unite, and inspire — or destroy, divide, and devastate — and which of those outcomes materializes depends on the people using the data and their understanding of the people it represents, according to former and first-ever
An unnamed company is seeking city of Cedar Rapids and state financial incentives to build a massive $576 million data center in the Big Cedar Industrial Center that would create at least 31 new high-paying jobs.
A Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally stabbing Devonna Walker last year asked a judge Friday to move his trial out of Linn County because of false and inflammatory social media posts and comments. The judge will rule later.
Also, in a video posted on YouTube, a union leader told members to prepare for protest activity, including rolling strikes, over legislation introduced in the Iowa Legislature.
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