Editorial argues courts should not set state education standards
The Gazette contends Iowa courts must not legislate school policy and should avoid ruling on education rights. It notes a 4 3 decision against a lawsuit backed by Marvin Pomerantz and Doug Gross, urging reform through lawmakers and local action instead.
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Marvin Pomerantz
Board of Regents
Des Moines
Doug Gross
Iowa Department of Education
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Taxing the few and feeding the many debate
Readers argue that proposed taxes divide society into two classes. The letter cites Buffett Rule plans and Obama spending, calling for a critique of redistribution. A separate letter questions environmentalism as religion, and a third laments a fatal deputy chase and suggests video evidence may prevent such deaths.
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Central City
Becky Ehlis
Hendersonville
Tenn
President challenged by entitlement critique amid election talk
A reader argues that Obama’s entitlement policies are eroding the nation and says voters need a president who runs a business and understands finances, criticizing current leadership and questioning the president’s grasp of economic issues.
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Mitt Romney
Education bubble risks redefine cost of knowledge
The piece argues that U S postsecondary education has become a taxpayer funded market akin to a housing bubble and outlines rising costs debt and investor driven online courses. It cites Coursera Udemy and Minerva with Stanford UC Berkeley Penn and Princeton faculty and warns of debt fueled risk to borrowers and the economy.
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America
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Coursera
Stanford University
Stanford
University of California
University of Michigan
Mark Zandi
Moody’s Analytics
Racism and justice discussed in a Cedar Rapids column
Guest columnist Bill Strilich argues against racial injustice and defends pursuing equal rights for all. He cites Trayvon Martin and contrasts U S and Afghan wartime cases to warn against bias, urging a fair legal process and civic action.
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Jesse Jackson
Jeremiah Wright
Trayvon Martin
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Emmett Till
Rodney King
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Nidal Hasan
Fort Hood
Afghanistan
Robert Bales
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