Cedar Rapids Students Show Strength in Iowa Tests
Cedar Rapids Community School District ninth to eleventh graders score above national and high socio economic averages on Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. The report notes English usage and spelling weaknesses, a dip by ninth grade, and attitudinal factors affecting results.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
George Ross
Elizabeth Hatch
Cedar Rapids Community
Lowa
Hatch
Des Moines
Dubuque
Waterloo
Davenport
Ross
Barometric Nature of Adolescents Causes Test Fluctuations
Donald Stout, director of secondary education, links junior high score variability to adolescent barometric nature. He notes fatigue and mood swings affect standardized tests and favors objective-based tests. Despite a dip, Cedar Rapids schools remain within normal ranges and focus on improving basic skills.
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Donald Stout
Stout
Cedar Rapids
William Tell myth or fact a Swiss national symbol
In Altdorf Switzerland the William Tell legend is explored as a cultural icon whose historicity remains debated. The tale of apple shooting and tyranny by Gessler is linked to opera plays and radio themes, with historians noting scarce pre sixteenth century records of a Tell family.
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Altdorf
Switzerland
William Tell
Heidi
Zurich
Schiller
Rossini
Wilhelm Tell
Burglen
Gessler
Lisbon
Four Cantons
Interlaken
Bly
Tell
Tillendorf
Till
Registration Open for Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby Clinic
The second of four Saturday clinics, led by Leo Roper, invites 11 to 15 year olds to register with a parent present. As of now 51 youths are registered, close to last year’s finish. prizes include a 400 dollar savings bond, a trip to Akron, and trophies.
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Leo Roper
Central Branch Ymca
Roper
Iowa
Jaycee Office
Grant Williams Datson
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Akron
Ohio
Zoologist Speaks On Animal Communication At Coe
R Earl Olson a zoologist with specializations in herpetology zoogeography ecology and evolution will give Sounds of Life Thursday at 7 pm in Cherry auditorium on the Coe campus The free public lecture covers mysteries and marvels of animal communication Northwestern museum consultant in exhibit design and construction and Nature Communications partner in St Paul holds two zoology degrees and a PhD from Colorado College He has served as curator in San Antonio and chief curator in Vancouver BC.
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R. Earl Olson
Cherry Auditorium
Coe
Dr. Olson
Nature Communications
St. Paul
University of Colorado
San Antonio
Vancouver
British Columbia
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