Secor outlines interdependent future of 21st century education
Cornell College president Philip Secor told Cedar Rapids Rotary Club that 21st century schooling must serve the real world through interdependence across cultures economies and environments. He warned against lone independence and urged new legends languages and curricula bridging disciplines and including computer literacy and reforming calendars and college secondary school links.
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Kurt Rogahn
Wazette
Philip Secor
Cedar Rapids
Secor
Archibald MacLeish
Earth
Europe
Cornell
Mental Health talks target Fillmore School sale plan
Cedar Rapids school board heard Community Mental Health Center reps Judith Carmichael and Lee Belden outline an informal, 10 year installment sale of the Fillmore School building for outpatient mental health services serving about 3,000 clients annually. Belden cited fair market value at 675,000 and said no price was named yet.
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Kurt Rogah
Community Mental Health Center
Fillmore School
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Judith Carmichael
Lee Belden
Second Ave
Fillmore
Lth St. NW
Belden
Linn County
Marvin Maire
Challed Bids for Cedar Rapids School Board At Large Seat
David G. Challed of 1802 Fourth Ave SE filed nomination papers for the Cedar Rapids Community School District at large seat now held by Ed Beatty who will not seek re election. Challed outlines reforms in information, discipline, community input and resource management amid enrollment decline and fiscal pressures. He seeks to broaden input at meetings and modify policies on vocational paths and neighborhood schools while pursuing affirmative action and non credit college prep courses. He is a senior staff attorney with Legal Services Corp Iowa and active in civil liberties groups and church affairs.
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Beth Hatch
Hatch
David G. Challed
Fourth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Challed
Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System
IPERS
Wilson
Legal Services Corporation of Iowa
Washington High School
Iowa State University
University of Nebraska College of Law
Iowa Civil Liberties Uion
Faith United Methodist Church
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa
Davenport man named to Cedar Rapids school business post
Gerry A. Yeggy, 33, formerly Davenport Community schools administrative assistant for management services since 1977, is named executive director of business services for Cedar Rapids Community schools. He will join Aug. 2, replacing the late Otto F. Wiedersberg Jr. Yeggy will oversee budgeting, finance, plant operations, food services, purchasing, transport, and real estate coordination. He previously led ancillary services at Keokuk Community schools and holds a BA in economics (1972) and an MEd (1977) from the University of Iowa.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Gerry A. Yeggy
Yeggy
Keokuk
University of Iowa
Juvenile Arrested After Independence Robbery
An Independence police officer arrested a 17-year-old boy Sunday afternoon for alleged strong arm robbery of a 12-year-old boy. The 17-year-old was released to his parents and referred to juvenile authorities. The stolen money was recovered. the 12-year-old was not injured.
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Independence
World renowned pianist Oksoo Han to perform in Oskaloosa
World renowned pianist Oksoo Han of Korea will perform a Chopin recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the McGrew Fine Arts Center at William Penn College in Oskaloosa. The public concert is free.
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Oskaloosa
Oksoo Han
Korea
McGrew Fine Arts Center
William Penn College
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