Kennedy earns statewide award for closing achievement gaps
The Gazette editorial praises Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School for leading Iowa in reducing achievement gaps among minority and special needs students. Kennedy received the 2013 Breaking Barriers to Teaching and Learning Award from the Iowa Department of Education. Latino students posted 92.3 percent proficiency in reading and math versus a 58.8 percent statewide Latino average. One on one staff work highlighted. Graduation rates but the UI football team earns praise for a turnaround season and top-five graduation performance among bowl-bound programs with 81 percent. Open access publishing boosts research sharing and innovation nationwide.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa
Topsoil erosion worries Iowa farmers amid extreme weather
Iowa climate and agronomy experts warned that heavy rainfall erodes topsoil, reducing water storage capacity and soil quality. They argued soils with higher organic matter resist erosion better, signaling ongoing land loss and production risks.
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Iowa
Waiting in Cedar Rapids for Driver License Renewal
Maureen Kern recalls the slow Cedar Rapids session to renew her driver's license. She endures a long line, eye test, and photo, then returns to the crowd as she waits for a temporary card before the mail arrival of her two year permission.
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Marion
Maureen Kern
Cedar Rapids
Elect Leaders Who Advocate for Needed Services in Iowa
Letter urges voters to back candidates who will fund and sustain options and other programs for mentally handicapped and autistic residents, criticizing political excuses for potential facility closures and calling for humane policy changes. It also discusses wind farms and eagle mortality, explaining observed habitat dynamics and population balancing in California wind resource areas.
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Iowa
Wade Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Altamont Pass
Tehachapi Pass
San Gorgonio Pass
California
Disinformation around Obamacare runs deep and wide
Jonah Goldberg argues Obamacare was sold on a triad of lies. He cites the keep your plan and keep your doctor promises, the $2500 per family premium savings claim, and the belief that free preventive care saves money. He challenges the math and notes rising costs and insurance loss for many.
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National Review
Rich Lowry
Barack Obama
Harvard
Sen. Obama
New York Times
Thors
Obama Administration
Centers For Medicare
Medicaid Services
Obama
Chris Conover
American Enterprise Institute
Duke University
America
Congressional Budget Office
The politics of mean by Kathleen J Hall
Kathleen J Hall argues that current political discourse reveals a hidden strain she calls the politics of mean. She questions policies on immigration SNAP welfare minimum wage health care and tax reform as well as public employee retirement and environmental policy from a local Iowa perspective.
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United States
Terry Branstad
Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement
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