Cedar Rapids district to boost student safety with 3.5M plan
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids Community School District will invest 3.5 million dollars to improve student safety and well being from kindergarten onward. Dozens of staff hires including campus safety liaison roles will be added across six middle schools and elementary and high schools. paraeducator hours increase and social emotional behavioral health intervention specialists will aid students with high needs, freeing counselors to assist others.
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Franklin Middle School
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Linn-Mar High School
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Iowa House trims DEI funding as campuses spent on DEI
The Iowa House cuts general education aid by the amount campuses spent on DEI totaling about 2.1 million across the three regents. The move roughly halves DEI spending and removes related programs while the House adds in smaller bets for 2026, including in-state tuition moves for UNI and a mental health initiative.
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Austin Harris
R-Moulton
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State settles with third sibling in starved teen case
The Iowa Board of Appeals approved a $4.2 million settlement with the third sibling from the Sabrina Ray starvation case, adding to $10 million paid to two other siblings. The suit accuses the state’s health department of failing to properly investigate abuse at the Perry home of Marc and Misty Ray, who were later convicted. The settlement cites intentional and negligent emotional distress, bodily harm, civil conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty in actions linked to mandatory reporting failures.
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State Board of Appeals
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Misty Ray
Marc Ray
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