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Cedar Rapids to add college and career academies in high schools
Cedar Rapids will launch freshman academies in fall 2025 at Kennedy Jefferson and Washington high schools with later expansions for sophomores juniors and seniors. The plan, supported by 60 million in funding, aims to provide pathway options inside high schools with industry partners and local colleges guiding programs and placements.
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Cedar Rapids
Zimmermann
Kennedy, Jefferson
Washington
PPEL
SAVE
Waterloo
Jeff Frost
Frost
Waterloo Area
Lori Weih
Unity Point Health
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Iowa
Grant Wood
Invision Architects
Jefferson and
Waterloo Career Center
Brad Leeper
New
Cedar Falls High School
Stephanie Neff
Neff
Kirkwood Community College
Washington High School
University of Northern Iowa
Pathways
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation
Karen Swanson
Foundation
Swanson
Jim Schwiebert
Jefferson High School
Schwiebert
Cedar Rapids High Schools
Mindy Thornton
Kirkwood
Linn County