Kirkwood aims Oakdale campus education centers plan
Kirkwood Community College seeks a 46.5 million bond to fund three regional education centers, including a first of its kind Oakdale campus site with University of Iowa and regional K-12 collaboration. If voters approve on September 13, the bond runs 15 years without raising current property taxes.
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Vanessa Miller
Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
University of Iowa
Oakdale
Kirkwood
Mick Starcevich
Gazette
Prairie Creek adopts looping at Prairie Creek Intermediate
Prairie Creek Intermediate School in College Community districts keeps last year fifth grade teachers with their sixth graders. The sixth grade teachers move to new fifth grade groups, while the former sixth grade staff take on new roles. The looping system, though common in some schools, is uncommon as an entire school wide strategy.
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Gazette
Edar Rapids
Prairie Creek Intermediate
College Community
Looping System Adopted at Looping Prairie Creek
Looping Prairie Creek Intermediate School will implement a schoolwide looping system this year. Teachers keep the same students as they move from grade to grade, so fifth graders become sixth graders with their teachers, and sixth graders become teachers for fifth grade. Educators cite strong pre-existing relationships and knowledge of each student’s learning pace.
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Prairie Creek Intermediate School
Sixth grade class kicks off with experienced staff
Sixth grade teacher Michael Young notes no need to adjust to a new teaching style after a year with the group. He says teachers already know how each student learns, resulting in a more efficient classroom experience on the first day of school.
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Prairie Creek
Michael Young
Brittany Morgan-Dusll
Brenna Crinigan
Cedar Rapids
Brittany
Brenna
Young
Trennan Marak
Employers may drop health benefits after exchanges start
INDIANAPOLIS AP Nearly one in ten midsized or large employers expect to stop offering health coverage after 2014 exchanges begin as part of the Obama health care overhaul. Towers Watson and Mercer surveys of 1,200 plus firms show uncertainty and potential trends in employer sponsored coverage, with 8 percent likely to end benefits.
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Indianapolis
Barack Obama
Towers Watson
Mercer
Paul Fronstin
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Bob Laszewski
New downtown Cedar Rapids office project moves forward
Architect Steve Emerson’s Progression LC bought Peoples Church at 600 Third Ave SE for 705000 and a 27200 square foot adjacent lot for the site. The project aims to retain a major tenant and marks the third large private investment in the post flood downtown.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Peoples Church
Steve Emerson
Progression
Third Ave
Emerson
Doug Neumann
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