Iowa public schools show rising diversity and poverty levels
The 2013 Annual Condition of Education Report found Iowa's public school enrollment at 476245 for 2012-13 with 20.2 percent students of color up from 19.3 percent. Hispanic students reached 9.3 percent, free lunch eligibility rose to 41 percent, and the four year high school graduation rate hit 89.3 percent for the class of 2012.
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Condition of Education
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Iowa Supreme Court seeks funding to expand youth courts
Justice Mark Cady urged lawmakers to fund expanded specialty courts and a 4.5 percent judge pay raise. He highlighted family treatment courts amid looming loss of federal support and cited Iowa figures from 2013 on domestic abuse, dissolution, and paternity cases. Senate leader Gronstal signaled support for the pay increase.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Mark Cady
Cady
General Assembly
Cherokee/Ida
Linn
Polk
Scott
Wapello
Woodbury
Webster
Buena Vista
Warren
Johnson
Washington/Keokuk
Senate
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Linn County supervisors laud Morgan Creek Park expansion plan
The Linn County Board of Supervisors in Cedar Rapids approved spending 1.735 million to add 70 acres to Morgan Creek Park, supported by 14 speakers. They plan to acquire land near the park to balance Highway 100 extension development with park preservation, funded partly by local option sales tax revenue.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Morgan Creek
Lu Barron
Barron
Brent Oleson
Oleson
Rocky Mountain National Park
Teddy Roosevelt
Linn County
Tom Peffer
Grande Ave
Lisa Paulos
Foote St
Morgan Creek Park
Paulus
Mike Wyrick
Linn County Conservation Board
Sierra Club
Rob Johnson
Jacelyn Dr
Johnson
Martin Smith
Carlisle St
Iowa
H.A.M. Investment Inc
Patricia Harstad
Midway Rd
Toddville
Iowa Department of Transportation
80Th Street
Gazette Co. Iowa News Delivery Rates and Contact Info
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, lists subscription prices of 7 per week and 364 per year for local delivery, 468 per year for out-of-state seven day delivery. It provides post office details and customer service numbers for changes and inquiries.
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Gazette
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Gazette Co
Gazette Co. Inc
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