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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 2012
Page
1
A new Iowa Department of Education report outlines partial solutions to close an achievement gap between white students and students of color. It notes Iowa's fall from top ranks, stagnant national test growth, and weaker performance among English learners, students with special needs, and low income students.
The 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress report Overcoming the Achievement Divide finds white Iowa students outperforming students of color in both fourth grade reading and eighth grade math. Asian and white students are above the statewide average, while Black students have the lowest proficiency and do not reach a majority in either subject.
In a landmark ceremony Stephanie Rose from Center Point was sworn as the nation’s youngest federal judge. Former prosecutor Rose becomes the first from her region to attain interim federal bench status, marking a historic milestone for diversity in the judiciary.
Mike Hlas profiles Coach Steve Staker and the Coe football program as their team readies for an NCAA playoff game this Saturday. The piece contrasts the modest offices housing football operations with the field’s performance and the team’s drive.
Iowa’s student population increasingly reflects ethnic diversity as Hispanic and English-language learner enrollments double since 2000-01. Asian and Black student numbers rise alongside these shifts, while academic growth remains frozen.
Iowa enrollment figures show growth from 17 019 to 41 581 with a 144 percent increase, highlighting substantial demographic change and rising Hispanic student representation across the period 2000 01 through 2011 12.
Black star Jason Glass leads Iowa Department of Education in Response to Intervention. The plan delivers curriculum to 80 to 90 percent of students with universal screenings three times yearly. English learners and below grade level students get targeted and intensive instruction with biweekly to weekly progress checks guiding next steps.
Glass and department staff have worked since fall 2011 on a plan to bring Response to Intervention to each Iowa school. They collaborate with Area Education Agency staff, amend policies, and pursue funding to implement RTI.
The Iowa Department of Education curates an online report on education issues. Meryn Fluker Jim Riley and Laurie Harker of The Gazette compiled coverage and analysis. The full report is hosted at the supplied URL and summarizes key findings and responses from state education officials.
Cedar Rapids council voted 8 to 0 to approve an development agreement letting Penford Products buy Riverside Park adjacent to its plant for 1.67 million dollars. The deal requires Penford to provide access for a future flood wall and a Cedar River trail and to permit the city to build a Gazette map project, securing city control of the property pending a site plan.
The Petraeus sex scandal expanded to entangle General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, in a public drama with a Tampa socialite and rival. Flirty emails and a custody dispute compound the exposure as Obama halts Allen’s nomination for European command amid war timelines.
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