Graduate student teaching shares fall at UI and ISU
A biennial UI and ISU report shows undergraduate hours taught by graduate assistants dropped from 2006 to 2010. UI fell from 21.8 to 18.6 percent and ISU from 15.5 to 11.8 percent as budget cuts shifted use toward adjuncts and instructors.
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University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State Board of Regents
ISU
ISU Graduate College
Dave Holger
University of Northern Iowa
Branstad commutes life sentence in Rasberry Williams case
Rasberry Williams, who has spent more than 37 years in prison for killing a neighbor, moves one step closer to freedom as Iowa Governor Branstad commutes his life sentence. The case remains a focal point in state justice debates.
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Hawkeyes Focus on Spring Improvement After 2012 Failures
The article notes Iowa Hawkeyes basketball players acknowledge defensive struggles in 2012 and concentrate on improvements this spring under new coaching, aiming to raise team performance for upcoming season.
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Hawkeyes
Widow urges changes to HIPAA after school coach murder
Jan Thomas testified in Washington that HIPAA privacy rules blocked law enforcement from receiving timely notice when her husband Ed Thomas, a high school football coach, was released from Covenant Medical Center before his 2009 murder by a former student with mental illness. She urged Congress to tighten safeguards and improve notifications.
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Washington
Jan Thomas
Capitol
Congress
Thomas
Ed Thomas
Aplington-Parkersburg High School
Mark Becker
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Bruce Braley
Iowa
House Energy and Commerce
HIPAA
Thomas testimony on House panel regarding 2009 coach murder
Jan Thomas testified Friday before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations in Washington. She is the widow of Ed Thomas, a high school football coach killed in June 2009 by a former student.
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Jan Thomas
Ed Thomas
House
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
Washington
Sequester Rush Aims At Airlines Reveals Budget Risks
Lawder and Palmer report Congress’ sequestration relief for flying delays highlights broader risk as automatic spending cuts touch national parks housing AIDS meals on wheels and community development programs. Lawmakers warn more pain ahead as piecemeal funding persists.
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Manufacturing Consortium of Community Colleges
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