Iowa group urges CS as high school requirement statewide
A Des Moines education group proposes making computer science a high school requirement and allows CS courses to count toward math credits. The report urges districts to expand CS professional development, online teacher courses, and a competitive fund process, while stressing motivation, not mandate.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Senate
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education and Board of Educational Examiners
Computer Science Professional Development Fund
Mother sues Cedar Rapids district over bus incident involving 12 year old
A mother files in Linn County District Court alleging that Taft Middle School principal Gary Hatfield and bus driver Cecelia Lane assaulted her 12-year-old son with cerebral palsy on March 21. The suit seeks damages for injuries and future care, citing head trauma and hydrocephalus from the incident and claims the district failed to protect the child.
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Cedar Rapids
Taft Middle
Megan Barry
Linn County
A.P
Taft
Cecelia Lane
Lane
Taft Middle School
Gary Hatfield
Ae P
Barry
Hatfield
Akwi Nji
Iowa City area crime report cites multiple offenses and suspects
The Log lists numerous individuals with charges in Eastern Iowa including domestic abuse assault false identification theft forgery burglary and drug possession. Names ages and addresses are provided alongside alleged offenses and incident dates in Cedar Rapids Coralville North Liberty Iowa City and surrounding areas.
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Devinity Reynolds
Second St
Coralville
Rakshi S. Woods
Penn Oaks Dr
North Liberty
Cherry Street
Elm Ridge Drive
IPERS confirms cyber theft hit 103 retiree accounts in October
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System says 103 retirees had direct deposit details changed to divert funds. FBI and Iowa DCI are investigating as IPERS reissued October payments and suspended online access to protect members. The crime affected hundreds of thousands. total stolen amount not disclosed.
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Iowa
Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System
IPERS
Judy Akre
Akre
FBI
Omaha
DCI
Des Moines
Donna Mueller
Mueller
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Molly
Duffy
Thegazette
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Grant Wood
Samantha Kennen
Daisy Hurtado
Iowa City
Nathaly Gomez
Mother Sues
Son
Trish Mehaffey
Trish.mehaffey
United States Attorney, Public Safety Agencies
Linn
Melanie K. Tappan
Ridgeway Dr. SE
Ninth and
10Th Street
Lindsey K. Wombacher
West Branch
N. Downey St
Johnson
Deron L. Wilson
21St Avenue
Ninth Street
Collin F. Christy
Urbandale
S. Dubuque St
Eric R. Parker
S. First Ave
Troy A. Dinardo
Marion
Mark J. Alston
16Th Avenue Auto
16Th Ave
Raymond A.A. Cullins Jr
Ellis Blvd
Delois Dean
Union Rd
Arizona Avenue
Xavier J. Turner
Tienda Mexicana la Lupita
Second Ave
Waterfront Dr
Dodge St
Asia A. Woods
Austell
IMU
N. Madison St
Zachary L. Melsha
Dieudonne Manirabaruta
First Ave
Apt
16Th Avenue
Jeremy T. Brown
Rum & Go
William Petroski
Des Moines Register
Ipers Ceo