Iowa students shape vision for high standards in classrooms
Six Iowa high school students at the Iowa State Fair discussed education policy with Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds. They emphasized project based learning, career focus, and high expectations, while debating an exit exam and the role of standardized tests in driving achievement.
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Mike Wiser
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Kim Reynolds
Linda Fandel
Fandel
Derick Perkins
Stormont High School
Arlington
They’re official Hawkeyes now at Kinnick Stadium
The article covers the On Iawa kickoff event at Kinnick Stadium for the Class of 2015 with Austin Hardman from Marion attempting a field goal. It also features Cyrus Dobre-Mofid of Hagerstown, Ryan Callahan of Beaver Dam, and Alexander Cooper of Rockford competing in tug-of-war activities.
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Austin Hardman
Marion
Kinnick Stadium
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid
Hagerstown
Ryan Callahan
Beaver Dam
Wis
Alexander Cooper
Rockford
Lrr
Body in Iowa home identified as missing man
DNA confirmed the body recovered from a burned Norwalk area home belongs to James Bill Wood, 79, one of two homeowners reported missing after the July 30 fire. His wife Kay Wood, 72, remains missing as investigators pursue a person of interest amid ongoing search efforts.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
James
Bill” Wood
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Wood
Kay
Norwalk
Kay Wood
Michael Motsinger
The
Division of Criminal Investigation
Metsinger
Kansas City
Ie Wood
Motsinger
State
Iowa State Fair Teens Up Emergency Planning Ahead of Run
Iowa fair officials beef up emergency measures with local and federal partners after high wind disasters elsewhere. They maintain a two page severe weather policy, practice drills, and a 15 to 20 minute plan to relocate more than 10 000 attendees from the grandstand.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Gary Slater
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Des Moines Police
Iowa State Fair
Lori Chappell
National Weather Service
Fairgrounds
Chappell
Indiana
Iowa Fairgrounds
Slater
Iowa Homeland Security
Public Safety
National
Weather Service
Public Health
John Harms
Harrs
Indianapolis
Harms
Monticello
Lady Antebellum
Harris
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