College Community District Sets $49.5 Million Bond Election
The College Community district scheduled a April 7 bond referendum for 49.5 million to fund renovations at Prairie High School Prairie Creek Intermediate and three elementaries Prairie Crest Prairie Heights and Prairie View. Phase one includes new classroom space a larger commons and a redesigned entrance plus HVAC and electrical updates. If approved taxes would rise about 2 per thousand then ease to current levels. a second 20 million bond could follow in 2019 to fund an intermediate school and further Prairie Creek renovations.
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College Community School
John Speer
Prairie High
Prairie Creek
Prairie Crest
Prairie Heights
Prairie View
Speer
Jim Rotter
Prairie Point
Rotter
College
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Johnson
Benton
Liz Martin
the Gazette
the College Community School District
Linn County postcard effort on voter turnout yields little change
Linn County auditor Joel Miller reported that pre vote postcards in the Alburnett and North Linn school elections had limited impact on turnout. Exit polls showed 7.2 percent in Alburnett and 24 percent in North Linn voted, with postcard awareness contributing modestly to some voters but not proving value equal to costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Joel Miller
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Miller
Alburnett
North Linn
Tim Box
Box
North-Linn
Rick Smith
Thegazette.com
UI field hockey players sue over Title IX firing of coach
Four University of Iowa field hockey players filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging gender discrimination after coach Tracey Griesbaum was fired in August. They contend investigators apply different standards to female coaches and seek a Title IX investigation. The complaint, dated January 28, names players Dani Hemeon Natile Cafone Jessy Silfer and Chandler Ackers and cites perceived bias linked to gender and past staff.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Tracey Griesbaum
Dani Hemeon
Natalie Cafone
Jessy Silfer
Chandler Ackers
U.S. Department of Education
Espn.com
Gary Barta
Griesbaum
Cafone
Fairfield
N.J
Hemeon
Gilroy
Calif
Ackers
White Haven
Silver
Cazenovia
Joe Brennan
U.S. Office of Civil Rights
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