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Change in Cedar Rapids Schools Affects District
The February 24, 1986 Cedar Rapids Community School District message outlines a plan to downsize due to declining enrollment. It details closing four more buildings and shifting to K-5 and 6-8 programs at Taft and Franklin Junior High, with Jackson, Truman, Polk, and the Arthur Annex slated to close, and Grant to close in 1986-87. The plan aims to save costs while preserving educational quality amid state funding pressures and longer-term realignments.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Board of Education
Iowa
Roosevelt
McKinley
Wilson
Taft
Franklin
Grant
Jackson Elementary
Truman, Polk
Arthur Annex
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Education