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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 2014
Page
9
District faced protests over holding classes on MLK Day with civics programming. Board consulted the state and kept the calendar. liaisons formed with community groups to improve engagement and clarify district plans. The debate mirrors broader questions on holiday schooling and state policy.
Editorial urges state education officials to encourage districts to mark Martin Luther King Srength and civil rights history beyond a single day. Schools should offer programs and service events, possibly on the preceding Friday, to deepen understanding and reflect the holiday's significance.
Districts keep power to set their own calendars and days off and will gain more flexibility when the state requires classroom hours rather than days in session starting next year.
Political column mocks Iowa governor Terry Branstad's candidacy for a sixth term noting strong funding and approval but imagines 20 scenarios where he could lose. It playfully especulates on missteps from mustache mishaps to policy flubs and wild political hypotheticals.
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