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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 2014
Page
2
The Legislature will study a uniform statewide student testing standard and teacher evaluation reforms. A governor backed anti bullying bill awaits consideration, while the Board of Regents may freeze tuition for another year with at least a 4 percent state funding increase.
The 2014 Iowa legislature faces ethics oversight with multiple citizen committees due at differing times. The Educator Development panel has a November 15 2016 deadline for its recommendations. The Leadership and Compensation commission will issue annual reports. An anti-bullying bill is expected early from the governor. Tuition freezes loom as universities seek funding signals. In Cedar Rapids children and University of Iowa students are pictured during programs and classes.
The piece outlines reactions to early citizen committee and educator leadership reports, with Governor Branstad’s anti bullying summits in focus. House Speaker Paulsen expresses willingness to cooperate on anti bullying legislation, though caucus unanimity is unclear. Tuition freeze proposals face funding debates amid a large state surplus and competing interests.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved a 15000 allocation to the Washington High School Auditorium Committee in a 3 2 vote to leverage a possible 12 million Vision Iowa grant. Supervisors Davis Young and Stoops voted yes, Seward Jr. and Yoder opposed citing limited countywide benefits.
The Gazette publishes daily from Cedar Rapids Iowa with mailing and postmaster details. Subscription rates by carrier and out-of-state delivery are listed, including 7 day delivery options and contact numbers.
University of Iowa researchers report a new vaccine targeting Staphylococcus aureus toxins to prevent staph pneumonia and infections including MRSA. They aim to start safety studies soon with a clinical trial possibly by late 2014 or early 2015, hoping to have the vaccine available in about two years.
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