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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2013
Page
5
Guest column by Jim McCarragher argues for support of the revised Johnson County Justice Center plan. The piece outlines potential benefits for the county, questions cost, and emphasizes public safety and modernization needs.
Johnson County seeks a $43.5 million Justice Center bond on May 7 to replace the 112 year old courthouse and 30 year old jail. The plan merges sheriff’s office, jail and court offices with updated security and ADA compliant design, reducing bed spaces and adding four courtrooms from a prior proposal.
Sean Curtin argues against a downtown Johnson County jail and courtroom complex. He cites racial disparities, high cost near 50 million dollars, tax burdens, and declining incarceration as reasons to reject the project before the May 7 referendum.
A reader rebuts a prior letter calling Robert Cramer unsuited for public service. The writer cites Cramer's Iowa State degree, engineering license, role as a highway and heavy construction company president, school board service, and committee work. The piece accuses politics as usual and invites factual concerns if any exist.
A Sociology of Education study from the American Sociological Association finds in large districts that less experienced and from less competitive colleges trained teachers are more often assigned to lower achieving students within buildings. The pattern is strongest in middle and high schools, suggesting districts should actively pair highly qualified teachers with lower performing students and offer extra support to less qualified staff.
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