Opening Pathways for Iowa Teaching Talent
Mark Jacobs cites Iowa’s strict certification rules as a barrier to homegrown teachers like Hannah Olson who trained with Teach for America and now teaches in Brooklyn. He urges expanded routes to licensure to keep top educators in Iowa and counter rising inequities in low income neighborhoods.
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Iowa
Hannah Olson
Olson
Burlington
University of Iowa
Teach For America
Mississippi Delta
Arkansas
New York
Brooklyn
N.Y
Achievement First
Iowa Senate
Mark Jacobs
West Des Moines
Reaching Higher
Reachinghigher Iowa.org
KIPP
Houston
Texas
Reliant Energy In
Iowa State University
Marks Reachinghigheriowa.org
Readers respond on flood relief and politics in Cedar Rapids
Readers discuss flood defense work and the west side project, urging completion. A second letter challenges abortion policy and U S uranium reliance, criticizing Obama era land curbs and energy plans. A third letter debates tax structure and payroll taxation, noting exemptions for high incomes.
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E. Iowa
Linn County
Todd Dorman
West Side
East Side
Lisa Kuzela
Cedar Rapids
Ken Salazar
Arizona
Obama
America
Robert Cribbs
Mount Vernon
The Broken Chord shines through at Englert theater
In Iowa City the play The Broken Chord staged by Working Group Theatre explores memory loss and its impact on individuals and families. The Hancher staff thank Jennifer Fawcett Sean Christopher Lewis Martin Andrews and collaborators along with funders campus partners and community groups for their support.
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the Englert
Working Group
Jennifer Fawcett
Sean Christopher Lewis
Martin Andrews
Cedar Rapids council tightens recusal rules amid ethics push
At a council meeting Mayor Ron Corbett and three members recused themselves from items amid a state of Recusapalooza. Chairwoman Judi Whetstine proposed two amendments to strengthen conflict of interest and disclosure rules to protect public trust and institutional integrity.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Kris Gulick
Chuck
Scott Olson
Board of Ethics
Judi Whetstine
Whetstine
the Gazette
Olson
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University of Northern Iowa
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Schindler Education Center
Cedar Falls
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Barack Obama
Millard Fillmore
Gazette
Cottage Grove
Chuck Swanson
Hancher
Iowa City
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