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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 2025

Page

8

Iowa bill would ban citizen police review boards in cities with civil service

The measure Senate File 311 would prohibit citizen police review boards in Cedar Rapids and similar cities, reshaping civil service commissions by population. It passed the Iowa House 81 to 12 and moves to Reynolds for signature. debates centered on board impact on police relations and due process. Cedar Rapids board focuses on outreach, policy advice, complaints, and chief hiring without disciplinary power.

University Center For Justice Research Cedar Rapids Black Lives Matter George Floyd Minneapolis Iowa Capitol Iowa House Statehouse Scott Webster Bettendorf Webster Iowa Citizens Police Review Board Iowa City Elinor Levin ICPD Citizen Police Review Board Levin Citizen Police Review Boards Senate House Reynolds Citizen Review Board Racial Justice Advocates Advocates For Social Justice

Meade to lead Grant Wood AEA under education board changes

Grace Meade will serve as chief administrator for Grant Wood AEA, guiding service delivery across seven counties as HF 2612 reshapes funding and mandates a 30 percent cut in administrative costs. She brings experience from Heartland and Prairie Lakes AEAs and aims to align two large AEAs for state wide benefits.

Kim Reynolds Aeas Randy Bauer Grant Wood Aea Board AEA Meade Bauer Grant Wood Aea Benton Cedar Iowa Johnson, Jones, Linn Washington Heartland Aea Des Moines Grant Wood Heartland Prairie Lakes Aea Winterset Speer

Iowa science standards revision sparks climate change clash

Professors and public critics questioned changes in the 37 member science standards revision team process. The first draft dropped climate change and biological evolution language, prompting debate over whether revisions reflected consensus or altered facts. A second team reviewed feedback from 230 public forums and 5,330 responses, with many urging retention of accurate climate and evolution language. Public input window remained open at the state Board of Education meeting.

Iowa University of Iowa Education Jeff Nordine Gan Chris Like Bureau of Learner Strategies Like US Science University US Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Charles Stanier Department of Education Nordine Department

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