Branstad EndorsesIQ Free Screen for Special Ed in Iowa
Former Iowa governor Terry Branstad, chairing the President's Commission on Special Education, advocates dropping IQ tests nationwide to screen for learning disabilities. Iowa already lacks IQ-based eligibility and uses targeted services to help students, with officials arguing early intervention reduces need for special education.
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Des Moines
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National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Bodies recovered after boat crash near Burlington
Rodney Ray 34 of Burlington fell from a fishing boat after a pontoon collision two miles south of the Burlington rail bridge. He was found in the Mississippi River by a local fisherman not wearing a life jacket. The pontoon occupant Susan Abbott was treated for injuries. Teammate Tamara Russell 43 faces drunken operation charge.
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Rodney Ray
Burlington
Dallas City
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Des Moines
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Burlington Northern
Tamara Jean Russell
Susan Jean Abbott
National group to evaluate early child care programs
Officials from the Children’s Defense Fund will visit Sioux City for three days to study how local agencies collaborate on early child care and education. Helen Blank notes Sioux City was chosen for its effective coordination among programs with other states in the study. Regis Garvey says local agencies have teamed to avoid service duplication.
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Sioux City
Children’s Defense Fund
Helen Blank
CDF
Washington, D.C
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
California
New York
Regis Garvey
United Way of
Siouxland
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