Dozens of Iowa City students walk out for gun control
More than 100 teens left classes to march through fog and rain from City High School to the Pentacrest calling for stricter gun laws. The protest followed a Parkland high school shooting and featured chants like not one more and safety now on the University of Iowa campus.
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Parkland Students Rise With Powerful Voices After Shooting
Surviving Parkland students spoke out on social media and news cameras after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attack. They criticize leadership, plan a national march, and raise funds while politicians like Trump and Rubio face strong scrutiny.
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Higher education adds gender balance in Hawkeye sports
The University of Iowa reports 50.8 percent of student athletes were women in 2016 17, up from 46.9 percent the prior year, with large gains in rowing cross country and track drawing scrutiny over potential padding. OCR inquiry focuses on Title IX compliance and equity measures.
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Iowa debates testing contracts amid AIR win and Bill 2235
An administrative law judge upheld the Iowa Department of Education's award of a testing contract to American Institutes of Research in Washington DC. House File 2235 would require Iowa testing services to provide standardized tests through the University of Iowa and could overturn AIR's win. Rep. Walt Rogers says the bill reflects frustration and aims to simplify the process pending acceptance by the Department of Administrative Services.
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