Cedar Rapids schools reshuffle to boost student achievement
Superintendent Markward names Jay Marino as associate superintendent for organizational effectiveness and accountability and adds Christine Rauscher and Bruce Brotzman to his leadership team. Open positions and reorganization enable the changes without extra district cost.
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Jay Marino
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Christine Rauscher
Bruce Brotzman
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Dave Markward
Right to Know Eroding and Faithful Call for Evolution Acceptance
Readers react to The Gazette editorials urging transparency and Open Government Act while noting political divisions and war toll. They urge sunshine, critique secrecy, and praise science education and evolution compatibility within Christian faith. John Tjostem and Russ Fate voice Iowa views from Decorah and Iowa City.
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Tom Harkin
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Intellectual strengths column defends gender differences debate
Jim Walters argues for acknowledging innate cognitive differences while noting personal experiences and a PBS episode on testosterone exposure. He compares reactions to Jacquie McTaggart’s column, praises better teaching, and questions Rep. Jim Nussle’s stance on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling.
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PBS
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Buchanan County
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Jim Walters
Iowa City
Iowa House Passes Driver Ed Battle for Homeschoolers
Lawmakers approve a plan requiring public and private school students to take driver education from certified instructors, a move opposed by Gov. Vilsack last year. The piece highlights concerns over costs and eligibility for homeschooled teens and notes local efforts on a joint fiber network facing leadership changes and regulatory hurdles.
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Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Rice Clinton 2008 race looms electric in era of Asia
The column weighs a Rice Clinton 2008 presidential matchup as Asia rising priority for US policy. It argues both women could pursue the White House, with Powell as potential independent, and invites reader input on who they'd support in a three way or two way race.
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