With more than 5 percent of teacher positions across the district vacant, hiring people to fill those positions by August is a “high priority,” Superintendent Tawana Grover said Monday.
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With more than 5 percent of teacher positions across the district vacant, hiring people to fill those positions by August is a “high priority,” Superintendent Tawana Grover said Monday.
Jon Galbraith works to improve student learning environments, so they can be their most successful.
The new Cedar Rapids location is taking shape at First Avenue and 19th Street NE — the site of the former Western Fraternal Life Association building — after the City Planning Commission advanced plans last week.
Eric Christenson, Cedar Rapids schools executive director of elementary education, is retiring from the school district to begin his new position July 10
Cedar Rapids, Coralville and Center Point among recipients of grants from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
Dozens of student-athletes at the schools are under investigation, both universities have confirmed.
The second of two finalists for the highest job atop University of Iowa Health Care and the UI College of Medicine on Monday spoke directly to key concerns, issues, and incentives presently before the enterprise he aims to lead – including physical growth, community collaboration, patient satisfaction, and staffing.
A man killed Friday in a motorcycle crash in Cedar Rapids has been identified by police as Tartorius Allen, 47.
When Iowa lawmakers last week gave final approval to roll back certain child labor protections, they blended into a growing movement driven largely by a conservative advocacy group.
Nearing a century after the Western Golf Association teamed up with accomplished amateur golfer Charles Evans Jr. to establish a scholarship program for young golf caddies, it has added the University of Iowa to its list of partner schools – unveiling an inaugural class of 10 UI Evans scholars for the upcoming fall.
The $250,000 grant to Sigma Lambda Beta will be used to dismantle machismo culture and improve gender equity by promoting reproductive choice at colleges.
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