Iowa districts face later start under new education dept edict
The Iowa Department of Education will strictly enforce state law limiting school starts before the week containing Sept 1. Districts must show a significant negative educational impact to win early-start waivers, impacting the 2015-2016 calendar. Governor Branstad cites turnout and complaints driving conformity to the law. Cedar Rapids and nine other districts did not seek permission to start early.
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Search Begins for New Superintendent in Central Region
The school board will meet to release the retiring superintendent from contract and discuss a proposal from a search firm as it starts the process to name a successor. The meeting sets the path for a formal search and potential candidate review.
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Airport officer joins elite master ranks at Eastern Iowa
Police officer, firefighter and paramedic at The Eastern Iowa Airport are certified as master. Detroit wins ugly in Chicago. Lions clinch playoff berth in 20-14 win over Bears setting up winner take all game against Packers for NFC North.
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Celebration marks first day of winter at center
Photos capture a winter solstice event with children at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center in Iowa City. The celebration highlights community joy as daylight shortens and cycles into the season.
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Des Moines teen with sickle cell battles health care access
Isaiah Newsome 17 suffers painful sickle cell crises and struggles to obtain adequate coverage. He and other low income Black families in Iowa face insurance gaps, while a University of Iowa study notes broader disparities between Black and Latino residents and white and Asian Iowans in access to care.
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Age of Obama deepens race tensions in America
Anita Kumar reports that six years after Barack Obama became the first black president, race relations appear more fractured nationwide. Protests after grand juries’ decisions not to indict white officers highlight a deepened racial divide, with scholars noting broader fractures across communities.
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