Fewer electives eyed for Cedar Rapids students 1979 80
Cedar Rapids Community School District weighs changes to graduation hours proposing more required credits and fewer electives. Board critic Ronald Moore calls plan insufficient while staff defend moves toward longer social studies sequences and three math courses.
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Cedar Rapids
Moore
Lauree Gerber
Michael Clover
Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Clover
Richard Schulz
Town meeting invites input from public on upcoming legislation
Citizens may confront their legislators at a legislative town meeting Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The free event at Educational Service Center 346 Second Ave SE will include all area legislators invited by Sen. Bob Rush. Rush says it may be the first town meeting before a session and seeks public input on proposed laws.
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Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Bob Rush
Rush
First Covenant Church Drops Ike School Lease Plan
Cedar Rapids district says First Covenant Church voted down a proposed 400 per month lease for Eisenhower Elementary 1800 46th St NE. The school closed last June for cost cuts and the district restarts efforts to find a tenant after voters approved leasing in September. Ray Orr declined comment.
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Eisenhower
Marvin Maire
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
46Th St. NE
25Th St. NE
Ray Orr
Independent Gas Stations Grow Nationwide in U S
Independent gas stations in the United States are increasing levels of market share, with 40 to 50 percent of gasoline sales now attributed to independents. The National Petroleum News notes independents are typically unfamiliar brand names and signs, and they tend to charge lower prices than major brands.
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New York
National Petroleum News
United States
Mixed test results for Cedar Rapids students
Cedar Rapids Community school students showed mixed ITED results by grade with ninth graders above last year and 11th graders below. ACT results levelled off, while participation varied. Delays in reporting Iowa Tests of Basic Skills scores were noted and a fall testing schedule was suggested.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Iowa
George Ross
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Ross
Ronald Moore
McKinley principal search resumes after Rand resignation
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board approved Dr. Wayne Rand's resignation from McKinley Junior High to become superintendent of Central City Schools effective January 2. Associate principal Julie Campbell will serve as acting principal while a new leader is sought, with an appointment possible by March 1.
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William Jacobson
Jefferson High School
Raymond VanderWiel
Marvin Maire
McKinley Junior High School
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Rand
Rand
McKinley
Leland K. Stewart
Central City Schools
Julie Campbell
Maire
Curran Rosser
Edward Beatty
Ronald Moore
the Gazette
Central City
Trash Ball wins top honors in 1978 Keep America Beautiful
In Kansas City Missouri the Keep America Beautiful Awards honor trash ball a citizen participation game devised by the Clean City Commission. The campaign urged residents to combat litter by tossing trash into a designated can winning first place.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
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