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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2000
Page
7
Iowa faces a clash over mandated test score disclosure. Public and private schools must provide data to the state by mid September, with breakdowns by groups and grades. Supporters say data boosts accountability and reveals progress, while critics warn data can mislead and affect pay.
Texas Democratic chair Molly Beth Malcolm claims Karl Rove's fingerprints appear on a mailed videotape of George W. Bush, sent to Thomas Downey in Austin. Downey handed the package to the FBI while Malcolm calls the move a distraction tactic. No solid evidence is presented.
The battle over funding vs vouchers pits proponents of more education spending against supporters of school choice. Prop 38 would give a 4000 voucher to every public school child, Prop 39 would loosen bond approvals to 55 percent. Silicon Valley figures back Prop 39, linking better schools to internet-age opportunity while tax-cut rhetoric wanes.
Mark Ogden and Steve Atherton guide the joint effort by Indian Creek Nature Center and Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to place a conservation easement on the former Bena farm southeast of Cedar Rapids. A public walk and tree planting mark the deed at 2 p.m. next Sunday with a follow up workshop November 14 at the center. The easement preserves open space forever while allowing limited development rights for a future board.
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