Graduation Season Heads Toward Eastern Iowa Stages
High school seniors across Eastern Iowa prepare to graduate in coming weeks. Olivia Vande Berg, 18, will study history and oboe at the University of Town while considering law school. Twin brothers Parker and Emerson Gasper, 18, take distinct paths with Parker off to Iowa State University for chemical engineering and Emerson already a licensed pilot.
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Iowa Needs More Foster Parents to Meet Demand
Four Oaks, Cedar Rapids based nonprofit, trains Iowa foster and adoptive parents and reports 35 percent more children referred than available families statewide. It seeks 1,266 additional foster families to meet needs, with over 140 children awaiting matches as of May.
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Four Oaks
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Regents leader clears up committee confusion at Iowa board
President Sherry Bates addresses misunderstandings about how the Iowa Board of Regents governs universities outside full meetings. She says board leadership can provide advice between meetings while emphasizing that decisions require full-board approval. The remarks clarify that advisory talks are not deliberations or substitutes for board action.
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