UI nobodies: nontenure faculty push to unionize at Iowa
At the University of Iowa a rally with dozens of faculty marked a push by nontenure-track instructors to organize amid national attention on the Janus v AFSCME case. Speakers urged restoring union rights as legislation could shift bargaining power and leave many faculty without representation.
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Murley not chosen to lead Grant Wood AEA chief administrator
Iowa City superintendent Stephen Murley confirms he was not selected for the Grant Wood Area Education Agency top post. Finalists include John Speer of College Community SD and Susan Meade of Winterset. The agency will announce its choice at a Wednesday meeting in Cedar Rapids. salary is about 240000.
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Senate approves 1 percent raise for Iowa school aid
Iowa Senate on a 29-20 party line vote approved a 1 percent increase in supplemental state aid for K-12 schools, raising per pupil funding from 6664 to 6731 for 2019 and backfilling local property taxes in 183 of 333 districts. The package also funds bus transportation and addresses funding inequities.
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