Iowa environmental education project receives 50 million federal seed
The U S Senate approved 50 million for the Iowa Environmental Education Project near Interstate 80. The funding, part of a federal spending bill, brings the project halfway to its 180 million goal. Coralville has donated land and infrastructure valued at 15 million, with Ted Townsend contributing 10 million and another 15 million pledge from an unnamed utility.
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Iowa River
Zack Kucharski
Gazette
Oralville
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Iowa Environmental Education Project
David Oman
Iowa Child Institute
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First Avenue
Coralville
Ted Townsend
Des Moines
The
Convention Center
Chuck Grassley
Rowa
What’s Next Accelerate fundraising reapproach donors actions
Congress acts with higher spending for veterans health care and schools. Biomed research funding rises. Iowa receives 63 million for Eastern Iowa projects, enabling later construction.
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Iowa
Iowa Child Project Timeline Shifts Across Iowa Cities
A chronology shows Des Moines considering Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Child project in 1999 after rejection in Des Moines. Cedar Rapids gains a 185000 grant in 1999 to study feasibility and Coralville is later chosen for a 280 million education tourism complex in 2000.
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Ted Townsend
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Tom Vilsack
Vision
Iowa Child
Coralville
Iowa Child Institute
Iowa City
Iowa schools on watch list face federal sanctions
Fifty Iowa school districts and 145 schools are on the No Child Left Behind watch list. The list flags schools in need of assistance if they fail to improve in reading or math, with 52 high schools 58 middle schools and 35 elementary schools among those named. About 75 percent of the schools cited did not meet achievement goals in at least one year.
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Janet Borholm
The
Gazette
Iowa
Watch list flags Iowa districts for stalled student progress
The Iowa Department of Education names districts and schools including Cedar Rapids Jefferson Kennedy Washington Metro Harding McKinley Taft Wilson Harrison Johnson Madison Taylor Viola Gibson College Community Prairie Decorah Kee Iowa City Northwest Southeast junior highs Linn Mar Middle South Tama High and Middle Tama Primary as under watch for lack of measurable progress under No Child Left Behind.
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Washington
Metro
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Taft
Wilson
Harrison
Johnson
Madison
Taylor
Viola Gibson
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Decorah
Allamakee
Kee
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Linn-Mar
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Tama
Tama County
South Tama
Kirkwood College chief Nielsen to retire in 2005
Priority One President Mark Seckman lauds Norm Nielsen for increasing Kirkwood Community College degree value. Nielsen, age 64, announced he will retire in January 2005 after 25 years at Kirkwood and 43 in Iowa public education.
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Nicole Schuppert
Ihe Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Priority One
Mark Seckman
Norm Nielsen
Kirkwood Board
Kirkwood
Iowa Public Education
Petition backs municipal power vote in Iowa City
Citizens for Public Power filed 1 276 signatures with Iowa City to force a citywide vote on starting a municipal power utility. City Clerk Marian Karr confirmed the petition meets the required 811 signatures after review with City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes. The council will discuss the petition at an informal meeting.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Citizens For Public Power
Marian Karr
Eleanor) Dilkes
Karr
Council
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