So we received Cedar Rapids Community School Superintendent Dave Benson’s plot-twisting recommendations on school closures/boundaries this evening. I’m still thinking the whole thing …
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So we received Cedar Rapids Community School Superintendent Dave Benson’s plot-twisting recommendations on school closures/boundaries this evening. I’m still thinking the whole thing …
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