Cedar Rapids board OKs tougher graduation requirements
In a 4-3 vote the Cedar Rapids Community school board approved a plan to raise graduation credits by 37 percent starting with the class of 1988. The proposal, drafted by Ron Moore, would require more language arts math social studies and science and allow career education or foreign language courses to count for credit. Some members warned the change could push some students to drop out while others urged stronger basics and fewer options.
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Lauree Gerber
Hearing on Wilson Junior High closure draws 500 at Jefferson High
Nearly 500 people filled the Jefferson High School cafeteria for a Monday night hearing on whether to close Wilson Junior High in 1984. Speakers urged retention, citing Wilson's improving test scores and high attendance, while others criticized the process and budgeting implications. The board will vote in two weeks.
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Wilson
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Marion water board eyes budgets
The Water Department reviewed an 11.7 percent preliminary operating budget rise from 411,988 to 460,412 and a 63,500 capital improvement budget including a dump truck mower water mains and well work.
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Mount Vernon Schools Schedule Parent Teacher Conferences
Mount Vernon Community Schools outline a Wednesday conference schedule with middle and high school dismissals at 12 30 p.m. and high school teachers available 1 to 8 p.m. Elementary classes are canceled that day. A 14 year old Cedar Rapids youth was robbed near First Avenue NE by two men and forced to surrender cash after a knife threat. Police say the suspects fled on foot. A separate arson incident involved a car fire with gasoline ignited inside a vehicle linked to a suspect later taken to St Luke's Hospital. Central City board directs policy rewrite to penalize one third of a season for extracurricular misconduct. Thirty twenty one statements include a Madison teen arrest for related charges.
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