Vilsack urges Iowa statewide education standards
Former governor Tom Vilsack told Cedar Rapids Rotary that Iowa needs one set of statewide standards, replacing 365 district standards. He said starting teacher pay and career paths must improve to attract and retain educators, noting only 11 percent of top Iowa students enter teaching. He warned the nation trails globally in broad access and urged a new vision beyond academics.
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Dick Hogan
Garere
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lowe Goy
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Kennedy show choir Happiness, Inc. stars at Fab Five show
Senior Derek Rouberg and fellow Cedar Rapids Kennedy performers warmed up for The Fab Five Show Choir Extravaganza at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids last night. The COWs backstage hold two extra outfits for quick changes. Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids Washington Jefferson and Cedar Rapids Prairie show choirs also participated, with another performance scheduled tonight at 7.
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Elothi
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Happiness, Inc
Paramount Theatre
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Washington
Cedar Rapids “Jefferson
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Design OK'd for Prairie Point Middle School in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids College Community school board unanimously approved the final design for a new middle school to serve seventh through ninth graders. Bids will be opened May 22 for the school and three other projects. The building, named Prairie Point Middle School and Sth Grade Academy, could break ground in June with opening planned for 2009. A public hearing on bid documents is set for May 29 at noon in the Education al Services Center board room.
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Cedar Rapids — College Community School Board
Vicki Hyland
Prairie Point Middle School
Sth Grade Academy
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Educational Services Center
Hyland
Girl causes Saturday fire at Tan Tare Apartments
Cedar Rapids fire officials say a 4 year old girl with matches accidentally started a bed fire on the second floor of Tan Tare Apartments at 1600 F Ave NW. Twelve units damaged, four heavily, two with water damage, six with smoke damage. No charges expected and child unnamed. Fire under control 45 minutes after the initial 11:30 a.m. call.
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Tan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
F Ave
Or Clars
Body found in Grinnell pool at golf club
A body was discovered Monday morning in the Grinnell Golf and Country Club pool as workers removed the cover for opening day. Police expect an autopsy today at the Iowa Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny to identify the deceased. Investigators from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and local authorities examined the scene. A Grinnell student last seen September 25 in Chicago remains unconfirmed as the possible identity. The body was in 4 to 6 feet of water in the pool's deep end.
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Grinnell Golf and Country Club
Jody Matherly
Matherly
Towa Medical Examiner's
Medical Examiner's Office
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Paul Shuman-Moore
Chicago
Hugh German
Regional Roundup Sparsely Attended Meeting Delays Funding Talk
Independence City Council and Buchanan County Board of Supervisors postponed a joint session after only one of three supervisors attended. Funding the Public Safety Center discussed. Ralph Kremer aims to place it on the board agenda. Center operates under a 28E agreement with Sheriff and City police. Mayor Brimmer notes residents may pay twice via city and county taxes.
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Independence
Independence City Council
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Ralph Kremer
Frank Brimmer
Education dean finalists to begin visits at UNI
Four finalists for the University of Northern Iowa College of Education dean will visit the Cedar Falls campus and give public presentations starting today. Candidates include Osman Alawiye from SUNY Geneseo, William Calahan and Kenneth Tejtelbaum from UNI, Kent State's Kent Tejtelbaum, and Sune A. Joslyn from UNI Graduate College. The first visit begins with Alawiye.
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Cedar Falls
College of Education
University of Northern Iowa
Osman Alawiye
Ella Cline Shear
State University of New York-Geneseo
William P. Callahan
UNI College of Education
Kenneth Tejtelbaum
Health and Human Services
Kent State University
Sune A. Joseph Joslyn
Wisconsin man dies in Mississippi boat accident
Jaimes D. Walsh aged 61 of Muscod a Wisconsin died after a Mississippi River boating accident near Harpers Ferry Iowa. His brother Timothy P. Walsh 49 was treated for hypothermia at a Waukon hospital. Officials say the boat may have struck an object causing both men to be thrown into the water. neither wore life vests.
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Mississippi
Harpers Ferry
Jaimes D. Walsh
Muscoda
Wis
Mississippi River
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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