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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2015
Page
5
The Gazette urges passage of the Bully Free Act of 2015 to empower schools to address cyberbullying, notify parents, train staff, and create peer mentoring. It argues for civility, diversity, and resilience to curb bully ing and prepare students for responsible adulthood.
The writer criticizes Speaker Kraig Paulsen for removing two Ways and Means members to push a gas tax bill. He urges support for a 4 percent school funding increase, condemns a property tax cut and calls for sustained education funding. Ashlee Priest Marion and Paul McAndrew Jr. North LibertyAlso notes support for banning handheld phone use while driving and increasing fines for texting while driving.
Froma Harrop notes Denton Texas residents voted to ban fracking over noise lights and fumes from 277 wells. She cites 2018 benzene blowout near homes and contrasts state level pushback with examples in Athens Ohio and California.
Guest columnist Brian Kirschling argues Iowa must raise education funding to prepare a highly skilled workforce and attract future business. He notes 2008 funding losses, strong student outcomes, and calls for 4 percent then 6 percent state aid increases to reach national standards while stressing teachers and schools are essential to the economy.
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