Performance-based funding hailed as historic step forward for Iowa universities
Guest columnist David Miles discusses June 4 Board of Regents approval of a new performance based funding model for Iowa public universities. The plan replaces the base-plus system with incentives to educate more resident students and align with board priorities. The old model allegedly penalized increasing resident enrollment and ignored full instructional costs.
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Lengthy critique of Iowa university funding task force
Guest columnist Len Hadley argues the 2013 Board of Regents study was flawed. He says the nine member panel was reduced to five and biased toward UNI. He cites budget focus, resident undergrad weighting, and UI enrollment pressures after 2008 flood damage as skewing comparisons and undermining fair funding.
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Iowa
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Lynda Waddington A tale of two sisters bond and cancer
The memoir recounts a close sister relationship between Lynda and Cathy Waddington from childhood through Cathy’s years in business school, marriage, and motherhood, ending with Cathy’s return to their hometown after her husband's death and her sons’ schooling as their family faces illness.
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24-HOUR DORMAN TODD DORMAN Chapters to get Dad's attention
A humorous fathers guide appears as a mock table of contents with chapters on baby care nightly rounds and parenting milestones. The piece pokes fun at new dad anxiety and the comic chaos of family life as a father figure.
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