Mount Vernon teacher returns after year in Australia
Barbara McClain resumes first grade at Mount Vernon Elementary after a year teaching in Melbourne suburbs under the International Teaching Fellowship Program. She compared class sizes and teaching styles, noted pay and exchange-rate issues, and said the experience enriched her classroom.
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Mount Vernon
Australia
Barbara McClain
McClain
Marilyn Hallady
Washington Elementary
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Melbourne
Victoria
Joe
Wendy
Joe McClain
Croydon
International Teaching Fellowship opens applications for 1983
Applications are now being taken for the 1983 International Teaching Fellowship Program sending K-12 teachers to Victoria Australia in December 1983. Teachers pay travel, live with Australian counterparts if possible, and remain paid by their own schools. March 1 is the deadline. Contact Robert Glass at the Department of Public Instruction Des Moines for forms and information.
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Australia
Victoria
Robert Glass
Department of Public Instruction
Grimes State
Des Moines
Reat
Emigrant professor notes subtleties of life in Australia
Ross Beat, a former Coe College professor, now teaches Eastern Religions at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. He compares Australian and American life, citing stronger educational value, higher lecturer pay, research allowances, equal pay across disciplines, lower crime, and a culture oriented to reading and socializing.
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Australia
Ross Beat
Coe College
Reat
University of Queensland
Brisbane
Queensland
U.S
Beat
Coe
Beverly Avery
America
Canada
England
Marion Council Delays Cable Rate Hike Review
Marion City Council again discusses a proposed Cox Communications rate increase. Basic service would rise from 7.50 to 9 dollars monthly with extra outlets from 2 to 4 dollars. A public hearing is set for Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at City Hall.
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Marion
City Hall
Cox Cable Communications
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
IRA Seminar Tonight at Midland Financial Building
A seminar on Individual Retirement Accounts will be held tonight at 7 30 p m at the Midland Financial Building 770 Seventh Ave. Another free public meeting is set for Tuesday at the same time.
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Midland Financial
Seventh Ave
Marion teachers reach tentative contract with district
A tentative agreement between Marion Independent teachers and the district sets a 4.02 percent average salary rise and a 4.31 percent package increase for next year. Base pay would move from 12 200 to 12 550 if MEA members and the school board ratify. The MEA votes today and the board would ratify Wednesday.
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Marion Independent
Marion Education Association
MEA
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Ross Reat
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