Substitutes shortage hits Iowa schools across districts
Iowa schools face ongoing substitute teacher shortages with 211 unfilled absences in Iowa City and 934 in Cedar Rapids among August to December totals. Districts seek ways to activate more graduates and authorize substitutes while principals juggle duties to cover classes.
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Iowa Department of Education
Hessburg
Jane Fry
Iowa City
Fry
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Grant Elementary
Monica Frey
Frey
Grant
UI grad workers accept regents offer amid bargaining law debate
The UI graduate student union COGS votes to accept the board’s December two year contract with a 2 percent raise each year, preserving health care and tuition benefits. SEIU Local 199 ratifies a similar two year package for nurses, social workers and pharmacists amid legislative changes to collective bargaining rules.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
UI Graduate Student Union
Board of Regents
COGS
Iowa
Service Employees International Union Local 199
Regents
United Faculty
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa Public Employment Relations Board
Iowans rally at hearing over public union bargaining changes
Hundreds speak and a crowd gathers at the Capitol as lawmakers debate limits on public employee bargaining. Police, teachers and union members oppose the bill, citing risks to wages and professional status, while supporters argue for private sector parity and efficiency.
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Jon Thomas
Teamsters Local 238
House Labor Committee
Thomas
Pete Clancy
Cedar Rapids
Lynnette Halstead
Marion
University of Iowa
Service Employees International Union
Halstead
Capitol
James.lynch
Thegazette
Laborers and Operating Engineers Union
Iowa
Medicaid rate cuts hit Iowa care providers and AmeriHealth
Iowa providers face funding gaps as new rate cuts affect AmeriHealth and two other insurers. Arc of East Central Iowa serves about 800 clients, many in AmeriHealth plans, with layoffs feared as the state and lawmakers review claims and adjust reimbursements. The Iowa Association of Community Providers reports about 12 million in collective losses across its 150 member groups, prompting calls for analysis, budget fixes, and potential provider layoffs.
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Johnson County
AmeriHealth
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Arc
Thielen
Iowa Association of Community Providers
Shelly Chandler
Chandler
Iowa
Gazette
Bellcom
Amerigroup Iowa
Amerigroup
UnitedHealthcare
DHS
Iowa Insurance Division
Liz Mathis
Cedar Rapids
Belkcom
Senate
Senate Human Resources Committee
Joint Health and Human Services Committee
Iowa Medicaid
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Mount Vernon
Linnmar
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Iowa City School Board
Molly
Duffy
LABOR
UI Grad
Vanessa Miller
the Gazette
House
Mark Smith
Marshalltown
Drew Klein
Americans For Prosperity
Klein
Nicole Crain
Iowa Association of Business and Industry
Iod
Des Moines
David Thielen
Arc of
East Central
United Healthcare
Chelsea
Keenan
Joe Bolkcom
Iown City
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