Iowa English professor swaps classrooms with Bradford College fellow
Kir kwood Community College hosts first professor exchange with England's Bradford College. Bob Sessions and Judith Law swap homes and classes for a semester to gain fresh viewpoints, noting shifts in education, class structure, and living standards. Both families join in the exchange, aiming to broaden perspectives for students and themselves.
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Lisa Livermore
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Bob Sessions
Iowa
Judith Law
Bradford College
West Yorkshire
England
Great Britain
Law
Sessions
Law and Sessions
Kirkwood
South East
Cedar Rapids
Becki Lynch
United States
Lynch
NCS in court over test errors in Minnesota case
The Iowa City based NCS now NCS Pearson fights fraud defamation and negligence claims from Minnesota students and families over 47000 exams scored with wrong answers. The first major hearing seeks dismissal of several counts while promising to cover out of pocket costs and a $1000 tuition voucher.
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ST. Paul
Iowa City
Minnesota
National Computer System
Hennepin County
NCS
Lindsay Arthur
Shawn Raiter
John Sommerville
NCS Pearson
Raiter
Arthur
Chestnut revival growers push home market in Iowa City
Wahl and the Wittings nurture chestnut trees in Iowa City, aiming for high yields and cash profits. They blend history with practical lore, noting blight resistance efforts, rising imports, and demand from Asian grocers while stressing ecological and economic gains from chestnut farming.
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Wittings
United States
Asia
American Chestnut Cooperators’ Foundation
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Department
Wit
Lincoln Highway lecture at Cedar Rapids Public Library
The Cedar Rapids Public Library hosts a 6 30 p m talk on Lincold Highway life in 1924 with Gregory M Franzwa presenting a slide lecture titled 1924 Revised He will discuss the republishing of A Complete Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway Fifth Edition and a book sale follows The Lincoln Highway connects Times Square New York to Lincoln Park San Francisco passing through New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Nebraska Wyoming Utah Nevada and California Most photos come from Iowa and Nebraska segments along the 3400 mile pioneer road.
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Cedar Rapids
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cation of
Times Square
New York City
San Francisco
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
California
Franzwa
Pioneer Road
Volunteer opportunities list in Linn County area
Volunteer alert details multiple programs including United Way leaders, RSVP for seniors 55 plus, Indian Creek Nature Center preschool program leaders, Foundation 2 crisis counselors training, Aging Services drivers, Olivet Mission clothes sorting, Disabled Citizens facilities access reporting, and reading mentor for two foster children. Call numbers provided.
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LIV
United Way
East
Iowa
Call
Linn County
Indian Creek Nature Center
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Foundation
Olivet
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