Art as Outlet Key to Education Says Hollander
Lorin Hollander, artist educator and adviser to the U S Department of Education, argues arts nurture both emotion and reason and must be integrated into schools. He notes that without art children miss half the brain and cites discipline, creativity, and emotional growth as benefits amid budget cuts and a basic focus in schooling.
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Lorin Hollander
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Hollander
U.S. Department of Education
Office of the Gifted and Talented
American Symphony Orchestra League
Rockefeller
Arts, Education and
America
Eight Cedar Rapids firms sponsor teacher intern program
Eight local companies join a summer intern program for teachers from Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar Marion and College Community districts. Two teachers will intern at Rockwell Collins as interviews start this week with applications already distributed.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Rockwell-Collins
Quaker Oats Co
National Oats Co. Inc
FMC Corp
Harnischfeger Corp
Merchants National Bank
Iowa Manufacturing Co
J.C. Penney Co
David Hughes III
National Oats
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Faxon
Elizabeth Hatch
Cedar Rapids Public Schools
Hatch
Quaker
Shireman
St. Joseph
Danville
Ill
Social Security guidance on returning to work and correcting earnings
Guidance explains how work may affect disability benefits, including a trial work period and an adjustment period of three months, and urges immediate notification to Social Security if you return to work. It also covers correcting earnings records by contacting any Social Security office with required proofs and details. The Cedar Rapids office contact details are provided.
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Social Security
Radar basics in meteorology and displays
Radar uses electromagnetic waves to detect precipitation. A radar system includes an antenna transmitter receiver scope and switch. Echo strength reflects storm intensity while snowfall reduces reflection. PPI shows distance direction and intensity. RHI shows height. Radar detects precipitation and not the tornado itself.
School Board Workshop Focuses on Testing Policy
Grant Wood Area Education Agency hosts a workshop for school board members and administrators in Coralville April 1. Don Beggs of Southern Illinois University leads from 6 to 9 p.m. at Iowa River Power Company.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Don Beggs
Southern Illinois University
Iowa River Power Company
Coralville
Beggs
Kay Graber
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