Quality of special education rated very good by state
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency special education division earned a positive appraisal from a three day DPI review. The 18 member team commended staff quality and program breadth while noting needs for disruptive and emotionally disabled students and praising leadership and communication with 39 districts. The final report will be issued within two months.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
State Department of Public Instruction
GWAEA
Myron Rodee
Rodee
DPI
GWAEA board reviews bond, energy plan, and special ed concerns
The GWAEA board discussed in service training for special education staff, delays between referrals and placement, and enrollment limits in seven counties. A $11 million Solon gym renovation bond was endorsed after joint sessions with Cedar Rapids and Solon boards, with Solon area districts allowed to propose alternatives. A January 25 election date was set.
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GWAEA
Wayne Haddy
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Solon Community School Board
Monroe Developmental Center
Monroe Junior High Extension Center
Pioneer Ave
Solon
Area Education Agency Board of Directors
Hearing on proposed Cedar Rapids beltway and highway moves
A public meeting is planned next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Kennedy High School to discuss the proposed 16 mile Highway 100 beltway around Cedar Rapids north and the relocation of U S Highway 30 west of the city. Alternate plans will be reviewed and DOT maps available at local city clerks.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Fairfax
Collins Road
Center Point Road
Stoney Point Road
Iowa Department of Transportation
Hiawatha
Birthday Song Still Earns Royalties for Hill Sisters
The 1893 tune Happy Birthday to You by Patty Hill and Mildred Hill remains under copyright until 1935 and continues to generate royalties for the Hill Foundation in Evanston Illinois whenever broadcast or used in theatre or film productions.
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You
Patty Hill
Mildred
Hill Foundation
Evanston
Ill
Security clash cancels Palo nuclear session open meeting
An Iowa interim legislative committee meeting at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo was canceled due to conflict between security rules and the open meetings law. The joint House Senate panel will still tour the plant at 10 a.m. with limited participation and no press allowed.
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Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Joint
House
Senate
Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
van Nostrand
Linda Svoboda
Damana
James Gallagher
D-Jesup
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
Gary Wallin
Cedar Rapids
Cure Board
Wallin
Webb
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Federal Register
CURE
DAEC
Advocat
Svoboda
Des Moines
Kidnappers Free Pregnant Publisher’s Daughter Near Milan
Marcella Boroli Ballestrini, seven months pregnant, was released near Milan after two months in captivity. Four masked men abducted her from her Milan home on October 9. Police reported she was in fair condition and no ransom details were disclosed.
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Milan
Italy
Marcella Boroli Ballestrini
Ballestrini
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