County officials seek end to county compensation boards
Linn County supervisors press at the Iowa Legislature to abolish compensation boards. Sen. David Johnson says boards obfuscate pay raises and not tied to performance. He recalls past requests and cites Osceola board raises as example of GOP. Local activists oppose the change.
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Democrats push 4 percent boost for Iowa K-12 aid
Iowa Senate Democrats propose a four percent increase in state supplemental aid for K-12 districts for both of the next two school years. They project about 212 million dollars extra in state aid for 2015-16 and 199 million for 2016-17, boosting per pupil funding to 6621 then 6886. The plan aims to reverse Iowa’s slide in per student investment and faces House GOP funding levels and tax considerations.
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Harper Lee to publish Go Set a Watchman in July
Publisher Harper announces Harper Lee’s rediscovered 304 page novel Go Set a Watchman will be released July 14 with first printing 2 million copies and an electronic edition. The work, set in the mid 1950s, follows Scout returning to Maycomb to confront personal and political issues alongside Atticus.
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Cedar Rapids District Sets March 5 Makeup Day
Cedar Rapids Community School District will hold a full day of classes on March 5 to makeup lost instructional hours after closures from a winter storm. The district had previously scheduled a makeup day for February 16 and will decide later how to compensate remaining hours lost this year.
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