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Freedom Schools face funding risk amid praise for scholar progress
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Schools program at Tanager Place could lose 20 percent of 21st Century funding if federal grants are not reinstated. Interns and staff celebrate a student who moved from a first grade reading level to finishing a chapter book, while programs sustain literacy and socio emotional growth across Cedar Rapids and Roosevelt sites.
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the Gazette
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Iowa
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University of Iowa
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Children’s Defense Fund
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Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy
Cedar Rapids
Linn
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