All Students Count in Iowa Graduation Rates
Guest columnist Mark Schneider argues Iowa Department of Education omits students with IEPs who meet graduation requirements but lack a transition goal. He cites Erik and Mid Prairie data, urges counting all graduates who met local requirements, regardless of disability or transition status.
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Iowa
Erik
Mid-Prairi
North Liberty Community Library
North Liberty
Mid- Prairie
Mid-Prairie
Department
Brad Buck
Department of Education
Tatyana and David Kieler Exit NewBo Market Venture
Tatyana and David Kieler explain their lease was not renewed at NewBo City Market and criticizes leadership while thanking supporters. They invested over $20,000 in equipment and hours building the business and urge patrons to visit Tatyana's Russian American Café in Hiawatha.
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NewBo
Tatyana
Terry Pitts
NewBo Board
Sarah Ordover
Patrick DePalma
Hiawatha
David Kieler
Cedar Rapids
NewBo City
Tatyanas.net
Local Chalk Talk on Energy, Politics and Policy
In a Mount Vernon column Nicholas Marn critiques global warming predictions amid climate debate. He contrasts pipeline history, Rock Island line proposals, casino talk in Cedar Rapids, and federal energy policy with Obamacare messaging ahead of elections.
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Kansas
Rock Island
Iowa
Dan Kehl
Riverside
Kehl
Ron Corbett
Kermit E. Postier
Cedar Rapids
Obama
United States
America
Nicholas Marn
Mount Vernon
The Psychology of Storage and Our Hidden Lives
Lenore Skenazy explores why Americans keep 24 billion dollars’ worth of belongings in mini storage. People use storage to hold onto dreams and identities, from old clothes to Grandma’s dress, trading certainty for the hope of someday.
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Kathryn Nulf
Boston
Donna David
David
Jim Stone
Stone
Grandma
John Egan
SpareFoot
Kate Moss
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