Cedar Rapids schools adapt menus amid supplier shortages
Cedar Rapids schools adjust breakfast and lunch menus as chicken beef cheese pizza and condiments grow hard to obtain due to supply chain issues from the pandemic. District plans to serve more students on site as last year blended learning and virtual options ended.
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Food Service
Dawn Kaufman
Teri Mason
Truman Elementary School
Cedar Rapids
Liz Martin
the Gazette
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jennifer Hook
Cedar Rapids Schools Food
What They're Thinking Alissa Doobay on pandemic learning needs
The Gazette reports psychologist Alissa Doobay says kids show a wide range of pandemic learning experiences. Some thrived with independent study while others struggled as virtual learning persisted since March 2020, and many have faced ongoing academic interruptions.
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Iowa City
Alissa Doobay
Belin-Blank Center For
University of Iowa College of Education
Iowa’s permitless carry law proves background checks persist
Iowa lawmakers debated a gun rights bill to modernize permits and allow permitless carry. Data show the state still conducts background checks and issued about 4,000 nonprofessional permits in July, down from last year’s peak but above prior years.
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Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
Ames
Town House
Democratic Party
Tomers
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