Dual enrollment reshapes home schooling in Iowa
Public schools adopt a cooperative model allowing home educated students to enroll for state funding while a district teacher visits weekly. In Cedar Rapids eleven families with 16 students participate, joined by other districts as lawmakers consider new home schooling laws modeled on Des Moines’ program.
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Kurt Rogahn
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Kim O’meara
O’meara
Partly Sunny Day With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Partly sunny skies give way to clouds this evening as a breezy day ends with mild temperatures. Highs reach 32 to 38 degrees while overnight lows fall to 18 to 26 degrees. See page 6A.
Prairie Hill Institute: A Cedar Rapids family chooses home schooling
Ed Dickerson a former teacher and Kirkwood adjunct runs Prairie Hill Institute with his wife Mavis south of Garrison educating Benjamin Shoshannah and Elise. The couple argues for home schooling as a complete lifestyle with field trips by correspondence and shared projects. They question compulsory attendance laws and standards claiming real results matter. The Cedar Rapids Area Home School Support Group coordinates activities for 40 to 50 families and up to 90 children.
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Arrison
Ed Dickerson
Dickerson
Elise
Garrison
Prairie Hill Institute
Waukegan
Ill
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids Area
Dickersons
Mavis
Drought Threat Grows as Iowa Cities Brace for Shortages
Near record low snowfall follows the driest summer in 50 years, triggering potential water shortages across Iowa. Bedford and Chariton replace deficits by pumping from state lakes. Lenox, Mount Ayr, Bloomfield, Delta, and Belle Plaine restrict use. State grants worth up to seven million dollars will aid about 30 smaller cities to expand water systems.
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JaZbi
Des Moines
Iowa
Bedford
Chariton
Dennis Alt
Department of Natural Resources
Lenox
Mount Ayr
Bloomfield
Delta
Belle Plaine
Lane Palmer
Department of Economic Development
Bureau of Housing and Community Development
Palmer
Tower Mishaps Raise Questions on FBI Probe
Defense Secretary-designate John Tower contradicted a prior sworn statement by saying his work for a British firm involved no military matters. New questions about FBI background checks surface as the Senate committee delays Tower’s nomination to review personal habits and defense contractor links.
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Washington
John Tower
Senate
FBI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tower
Texas
First Woman Bishop Is Consecrated in Boston
The Rev. Barbara Harris became the first woman elevated to bishop in a 2000 year line of succession. About 8000 worshippers filled a convention center as Most Rev Edmond Browning led the rite amid cheers and initial dissent. Harris declared a call to serve in Christ’s name while the Boston Diocese leader noted progress toward gender inclusion.
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Boston
Barbara Harris
Harris
Edmond Browning
Christ
David Johnson
Boston Episcopal Diocese
Today’s Chuckle Laugh and the World Laughs
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