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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 2012
Page
1
In Cedar Rapids, the school district meets resistance from patrons after votes to close Monroe and Polk elementary schools. The board also proceeds with relocating administrative staff to the new Educational Leadership and Support Center, prompting questions about planning and foresight.
Gail Nau questioned at the March 12 school board meeting whether LIA concerns about closing schools should have been prioritized. She said a new building was needed but questions if earlier attention to school closings could have changed current outcomes.
The Cedar Rapids school district will move support and administrative offices from Kingston Stadium area to the Educational Leadership and Support Center within six weeks. The technology department moves during spring break next week, temporarily shutting the district site while servers transition. All staff aim to vacate Kingston by May 1 with the transportation department relocating after the school year ends.
The Cedar Rapids school district will give media members a tour of the Support Center today at 1 30 p m. For updates visit the Gazette website and read Thursday's edition.
If the court upholds the law, Congress would be within its authority to require health insurance and penalties, enabling Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and insurers banning preexisting denial of coverage. If the law is struck down, the federal entitlement would be erased, affecting over 30 million people who were slated to gain coverage and rolling back already in effect provisions.
Graduates and supporters of the Iowa School for the Deaf oppose a proposed superintendent change led by the Iowa Board of Regents. They cite the candidate Patrick Clancy’s lack of fluency in American Sign Language and background in deaf education. An online petition with over 450 signatures was presented.
The House Republicans unveiled a budget blueprint to trim safety net programs including food stamps and Medicare while capping costs on other programs. They frame a deficit crisis contrast with President Obama and promise protections for the elderly and poor, though Senate Democrats show no intent to take up the plan.
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