Iowa Education Report Flags Gaps Among Ethnic Poor Students
The 2000 condition of education report shows overall Iowa students perform above national levels but face erosion in reading, math, and science especially among non white and low income groups. Dropout rates rise for Hispanic American Indian African American and Asian students while early childhood programs and smaller classes show gains.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Ted Stilwill
State Department of Education
Stilwill
DOE
Chief
Coffee talk in Williamsburg with Gazette Neighbors group
Betsy Kutter chats with Williamsburg residents Bill Glandon Gertie Gibson Eugene Hoot Gibson and Leona Glandon during the Gazette Neighbors coffee at Landmark Restaurant north of Williamsburg. The monthly event gathers reader input in the circulation area.
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Betsy Kutter
Gazette
Williamsburg
Bill Glandon
Gertie and
Eugene
Gibson
Leona Glandon
Landmark
UI continues push for diverse faculty growth
UI President Mary Sue Coleman told the Board of Regents that recruiting and retaining minority faculty remains challenging. The plan aims for 13 percent minority faculty by 2000, but 11.9 percent was reached in 1999-2000. The goal rises to 13.1 percent under the next five years with ongoing recruitment programs and a 15 percent minority hire target for new faculty.
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Coleman
Joe Dan Coulter
Cruit
Coulter
Jon Whitmore
Regents
Snow plow policies vary by agency and timing
Road crews discuss differing snow response rules. Randy Roethlisberger notes aim to deploy after two flakes fall, while Linn County's Duffy says plows start at 4 am with snow. County policy restricts plows after 5 30 pm unless emergency. Cedar Rapids operates 83 plow routes plus three sidewalk routes with a two inch trigger.
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Cedar Rapids
Peppler
Mercer probation remark shapes jurors view of officer
Officers testified they aligned with Byrne's quotes and did not devalue Mercer after reading the article. Michael Richmond, district correctional division manager, supported Byrne's comments but said Mercer’s probation status would affect hiring, noting he would not hire someone who failed probation elsewhere.
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Byrne
Mercer
Michael Richmond
District of Correctional Service
Principal confronts Kansas allegations in Whittlesey case
Waterloo resident Ruth Rippel defends Mike Whittlesey amid Kansas allegations and a La Porte City district concern over overnight trips without a second chaperone. 13 year old Jake Connor testified about trips in 1998 to a Twins game and a John Tesh concert noting Whittlesey shared a bed with him and another boy. witnesses reported only non sexual touching. Whittlesey says he quit fighting the allegations due to running out of money.
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Mike Whittlesey
Ruth Rippel
Waterloo
Kansas
la Porte City
Jake Connor
Whittlesey
Twins
Minneapolis
John Tesh
New Jersey
Connor
Lacy Shileng
Ames
Iowa City
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Randy Roethlisberger
Roethlisberger
Linn County
Duffy
Richmond
Daniel
Sontyy
Scan
8Th Ave
Marion
Meadow Ridge
Margaret Stickley
Breca Ridge Drive
Anamosa
Top OF the Hill
Wal-Mart
Santa
Westdale
Merritee Giegerich
Westdale Mall
His Reindeer
Edgewood Rd
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