English learners surge in Cedar Rapids district
Ten years ago Cedar Rapids schools enrolled 169 students with limited English proficiency. Now English language learners form one of the district’s fastest-growing subgroups as classes like Roosevelt Middle School’s 9 am session cater to students from Turkey Mexico Congo and Tanzania.
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids ELL Resources Across Years
The Cedar Rapids district shows shifts in English language learner support from 1980 to 2012. Three schools served ELL students in 1980 2003, rising to twelve by 2010. ELL staff numbers rose from 13.56 in 2007 to 20.71 in 2012, with a 2011 12 program cost listed as $1 133 4/2.
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Cedar Rapids
Gas prices edge toward four dollars as spring outlook dim
AAA Minnesota Iowa says gas may peak near four dollars per gallon before Memorial Day, driven by weak demand and high crude prices. Crude oil hovers near one hundred dollars a barrel as refinery cuts limit supply, with prices tracking close to year‑ago levels amid economic factors.
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Nesota
Iowa
Weinholzer
AAA
Online poker bill advances in Iowa Senate subcommittee
A Senate subcommittee approved Study Bill 3164 to legalize online poker in Iowa and regulate it under state law. Opponents warn of addictive behavior and increased gambling, while supporters argue regulation would curb underage play and bring $30 million to $100 million into state revenue. The bill moves to the Senate State Government Committee for potential action Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Bureau
Senate
Iowa
Danny Carroll
Senate State Government Committee
Jeff Danielson
D-Waterloo
Hepatitis C deaths rise. boomers at greatest risk
Federal data show deaths from hepatitis C climbing with two thirds of cases in people born 1945 to 1965. Officials weigh a one-time blood test for this cohort as new drugs promise cures and research says screening millions could save thousands of lives.
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Washington
Silent hepatitis C epidemic prompts expanded testing
The CDC warns a large, silent bite of hepatitis C affects 75 to 85 percent who develop chronic infection and 60 to 70 percent with chronic liver disease. Five to 20 percent may progress to cirrhosis and 1 to 5 percent die from cirrhosis or liver cancer as new treatments reach the US market. Dr John Ward notes many are unaware of the scope.
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John Ward
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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