Cedar Rapids police roll out black and white SUV livery
The Cedar Rapids Police Department began adopting a black with white doors paint scheme for patrol vehicles. The Ford Expedition, funded by a state DOT grant, joins 17 new black and white patrol cars budgeted at 356 915 this year with a redesigned silver badge door decal and no white roof on the Expedition.
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Cedar Rapids
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State Department of Transportation
Dave Rowell
Rowell
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Independence board approves 2001 02 master contract
The Independence School Board approves a 2001-02 master contract costing about 5.9 million for teacher salaries and benefits with a 2.2 percent total package increase after hires. It raises base pay $450 to a starting $23 250, and adds 40 cents hourly for all hourly staff. Non certified staff wages total 1.4 million, a 5.63 percent package increase, with starting hourly rates set for bus drivers custodians secretaries teacher associates and food service.
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Independence
Independence School Board
Jon Miller
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Education funds bill falls short in five key areas
Cedar Rapids educators and area superintendents urge Gov. Vilsack to veto House File 755, which allocates $40.5 million less than expected for K-12 and $5 million for community colleges. Critics say it keeps most programs at current funding and misses crucial teacher salary increases, with districts already budgeting for the reduced funds. The measure also requires districts to apply for money under the teacher compensation plan, potentially adding costs and hoops. Cedar Rapids faces a $1.4 million revenue shortfall in the 2001-02 school year due to recent budget cuts.
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Janet Borholm
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Tom Vilsack
House
Ron Fielder
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
AEA
Tipton
Jeff Corkery
North Linn
al Whitlatch
Hoops
Whitlatch
Funding gaps keep teaching programs underfunded statewide
The Legislature did not fully fund several programs including 1 million for at risk children 10 million for Early Intervention Block Grant 20 million for School Improvement Technology Funds 2 million in Phase III 7.5 million from AEA and 5 million from community colleges Educators warn the cut harms student achievement and college funding Cedar Rapids Superintendent Lew Finch and Kirkwood Community College official Steve Ovel criticize the budget and call it a poor trade off.
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Cedar Rapids
Lew Finch
Steve Ovel
Kirkwood Community College
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Former Cornell prof to lecture on foreign relations
Nicholas Berry a former Cornell politics professor and Mount Vernon mayor now with the Center for Defense Information in Washington will lecture on U S China relations at the Hedges Conference Room The Commons Mount Vernon campus 11 a m free admission Berry’s expertise spans nuclear issues Asian security and East Asia with recent world tensions cited as context.
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Mount Vernon
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Cornell College
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Washington, D.C
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Pakistan
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New Zealand
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