UI students seek exceptions after KKK-likened sculpture provokes protest
At the University of Iowa, a small number of students asked for and received academic accommodations after a 7-foot statue resembling the Ku Klux Klan was displayed without permission on December 5. Professors debated the ethics of granting makeups, while administrators offered options to help affected students balance class work with the protest and media attention.
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Correction on Cedar Rapids science graduation standard
A Gazette correction clarifies that Cedar Rapids Community School District added a science graduation requirement to better fulfill Iowa Core standards, not the Next Generation standards. Readers may submit accuracy or fairness comments via provided contact numbers.
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Public Safety Leadership Academy aims to build youth ties with first responders
A new multiagency program in Iowa City by Diversity Focus seeks to improve relations between youths and public safety officials. The initiative builds on national conversations post Ferguson and NYC and partners with the Boy Scouts Learning for Life. Intro meeting is March 25 at City Hall with 20 youths over a year, including sessions with police fire and ambulance staff.
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