Cedar Rapids to add three charter schools by 2025
Iowa has approved eight charter school applications for Cedar Rapids and Des Moines with three new schools slated in Cedar Rapids by fall 2025. One school Empowering Excellence led by Sarah Swayze targets juniors and seniors at risk of dropping out.
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Inside Bills Advance Disputed Video Transparency Rule
A roundup of bills includes a request for schools to show disputed video of fetal growth, a measure barring undocumented immigrants from benefits, a requirement for foreign farmland owners to report more, and a GOP move on religious liberty.
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Grieving families urge senator to back hands free bill
Iowa law enforcement officials and grieving families filled a Senate committee room Tuesday to press a stand-alone hands free driving bill. The measure would pair a ban on automated traffic cameras with penalties for motorists who use smartphones while driving.
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Cedar Rapids Iowa City heat pockets mapped
NOAA linked urban cores in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to dangerous heat pockets amid a national campaign. The Corridor joined 18 areas in 14 states and one international city in the Spot the Hot project to study urban heat islands and environmental justice implications.
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