Iowa City eyes diversity push after stand room meeting
City leaders and residents debated racial equity measures sparked by a St Ambrose study showing disparities in city boards and police arrest rates. Recommendations include body cameras, community outreach, staff training, and a community ID program with ongoing accountability and cross jurisdiction collaboration.
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Iowa City board rescinds school diversity policy
The Iowa City school board voted to rescind the district diversity policy that used federal meal program data to measure poverty. A new policy will be drafted using multiple metrics rather than poverty alone, and no PERL playground levy motion was advanced at the meeting.
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Linn-Mar board member Ann Stark resigns to move to Ohio
Ann Stark, longtime Linn-Mar school board member since 2002, resigns to work for Hylant in Cleveland and join her husband at Case Western Reserve University. The resignation takes effect Jan. 26, with a 30 day window to appoint a replacement and a 60 day window to hold a special election for the remainder of Stark’s term. Her leadership helped pass a $27.5 million bond issue in 2006 and a 2007 local-option sales tax funding major facility expansions across Oak Ridge Middle School and several district campuses.
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Gazette Offers Forms for Engagements and Weddings
The Gazette provides engagement and wedding write up forms and contact numbers 319 368 8873 and 1 800 397 8212 for details on preparing a beautiful notice for such events.
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