U of I Plans Workshops and Online Teaching Push
John Folkins says University of Iowa aims to expand faculty student contact via email after hours and web based courses. The plan includes training 96 faculty in July, grants of 3000 dollars per trained member, classroom projector upgrades, and a self study for reaccreditation as online tools grow.
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Albright Returns to Jewish Roots in Prague
Madeleine Albright, visiting Prague for the first time since learning her family is Jewish, read the names of her grandparents on a synagogue wall and paid tribute to her parents who saved her by fleeing Nazi occupation. She toured the Pinkas synagogue and the Jewish cemetery, noting the personal meaning of the Holocaust and vowing to keep its memory alive.
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Pate Edges Lightfoot in Polk County Straw Poll
Iowa GOP straw poll results show Pate edging Lightfoot with 60 votes to 44. Oman earned 28, Corning 11. Lightfoot pledges to move Branstad agenda, focus on education and tax cuts, while Corning touts experience and education ties. Oman cites education and safety plans. Pate touts a $150 million state-wide performance audit to fund school upgrades and tax relief.
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