Controversy over Iowa City diversity policy and school expansion
Iowa City education policy sparks debate as board supporters push a diversity plan tied to a pending Feb. 5 bond measure for about 100 million in construction. Critics argue capacity language masks an attempt to move students east to City High and prevent a third high school.
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Iowa City board to hear public comment on diversity plan
The Iowa City school board will hold a 9 a.m. two hour meeting at the Educational Services Center to take public comment on the proposed diversity plan. Coralville families voice anxiety over the plan amid talk of building a third high school and socio economic balance goals.
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Iowa City Diversity Plan Aims Broad District Coverage
The Iowa City School District debates a wide ranging diversity plan that would apply to nearly all students by caping free and reduced lunch percentages across elementary and junior high schools and setting high school capacity rules. The plan, supported by a slim majority, faces three readings with a Jan. 15 vote.
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