Day care in Cedar Rapids schools lingers in bond debate
Editorial notes day care has long operated in Cedar Rapids Community Schools and may not be a voting issue in the upcoming school board race. The focus centers on a proposed December bond to fund a new elementary school and facilities upgrades while day care remains a tangential concern amid broader fiscal questions.
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Cedar Rapids
Susan McDermott
Doug Henderson
Tracy Spicer
Donald Karr
Keith Westercamp
Sharron McE
Lew Finch
Remembering Dr Lindquist and the testing revolution
The 1939 Iowa educator Dr E F Lindquist created standardized achievement tests and helped shape national testing. He favored pupil focused profiles and remedial instruction, not high stakes uses. Critics argued the tests favored middle class kids and ignored deeper abilities.
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E.F. Lindquist
University of Iowa
College of Education
Lindquist
Iowa
Chambers of Commerce
Lake Wobegon
Tests and the Trouble with Modern Assessments
Laura Browne reflects on the mass testing system and its flaws citing NCS scoring delays in Florida and Minnesota, mis-scored Minnesota math tests affecting 8000 students, and lawsuits by Danielle Kurvers's family. She argues essays require human graders and warns against tests driving education goals and budgets.
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Ireland
NCS
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Florida
Danielle Kurvers
Danielle
Sylvan Learning Centers
Sylvan
Freshened weather package to boost forecasts across region
KCRG launches a new weather graphics package with more detailed, later forecasts for Iowa and the upper Midwest. The upgrade includes satellite like imagery, a new Astro Data column by Michael Robertson, and a data rich grid for nearly 100 cities.
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Iowa
Upper Midwest
Michael Robertson
Missoula, Mont
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Washington weather column writers and history in The Gazette
The Gazette showcases weather reporting history with writers Denny Frary Joe Winters Scott Lind and Andy Shaw. It recalls early weather notes and the shift to forecasts and data, noting Michael Myers as Washington correspondent and his UPI and Capitol coverage background. Contact details for feedback are provided.
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Denny Frary
Joe Winters
Scott Lind
Andy Shaw
Gazette
Myers
United Press International
UPI
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arkansas
Texas
Washington, D.C
State Department
the Hill
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