Open enrollment drains Iowa's smallest and largest districts
A 15 year trend shows open enrollment pulling students from Cedar Rapids and other districts to middle districts. In 2013-14 more than 28 000 Iowa students moved districts, costing about 170 million in tuition shifts. The 2014-15 data will reveal continued losses impacting budgets across districts.
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Iowa Department of Education
Jay Pennington
Cedar Rapids
Transportation study favors bus service over light rail
A regional transportation study finds bus service more feasible than light rail for the Corridor. The report weighs costs, flexibility, and expected ridership to guide future planners and policymakers.
Open Enrollment in Eastern Iowa Schools 2013 14
Eastern Iowa school districts report open enrollment figures for the 2013-14 year. The Gazette graphic highlights participation levels by district, with totals indicating where students transfer in or out and how many districts saw net gains.
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Diabetes may slow brain growth in children study
University of Iowa researchers and five universities conducted a study through a diabetes research network. The team found children with the highest blood sugar fluctuations showed the slowest brain growth. Results appear in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Diabetes Research In
Tom Moore
American Diabetes Association
Indonesian pilots scan flight plan for AirAsia QZ8501 search
Indonesian pilots review a flight plan on Tuesday before launching a search mission for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 near Bangka Island Indonesia.
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Reuters
AirAsia
Bangka Island
Indonesia
Bodies recovered as AirAsia 8501 search ends
Recovery teams pulled bodies and debris from the Java Sea near the plane's last known location confirming the Airbus A830-200 crash of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501. A woman in a flight attendant uniform was among the recovered remains as families confront the loss of 162 aboard.
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Indonesia
AirAsia
Java Sea
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