Start Somewhere Walk launches Iowa healthiest state plan
The Start Somewhere Walk kicks off Iowa Healthiest State in the Nation, endors ed by Gow Branstad and supported by Wellmark, Hy Vee, and others. More than 156,000 signaled to walk 1 km on Friday, aiming to set a world record and spur lifestyle changes amid obesity concerns.
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Letters call for real investment and fact checking
Brenda Denkels of Cedar Rapids urges solutions to economic problems through intelligent analysis. She criticizes political attacks on Planned Parenthood by Rep Chil Stearns as partisan and notes funding distinctions between private donations and government funds.
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Cedar River concerns push for dredging and navigation
Letter writers debate Cedar River issues focusing on dredging to improve navigation and fishery quality. They compare costs at Ellis boathouse harbor versus Mohawk backwaters and reference Lake Macbride spending as a benchmark.
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Obama jobs bill touted as what America needs
A reader argues that President Obama’s jobs bill would cut payroll taxes for all workers and expand incentives for small businesses. The text criticizes Republicans for prioritizing wars and corporate profits and claims the bill contains billions for state local aid and unemployment benefits while warning about deficits and tax effects.
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Critics Say Colleges Fail to Teach Core Skills
Essay argues graduates lack critical thinking due to inadequate core curricula. Cites Arum Roksa study showing 36 percent show no significant learning gains over four years. Notes ACTA findings: many schools require few core subjects like economics or U.S. government. Critics label core curricula outdated but ACTA defends foundational skills.
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Assessing education needs an overhaul
Governor Branstad and aides push data driven reforms including kindergarten and end of course assessments and value added evaluations. The critiques argue that value added measures equate student gains with teacher quality and cannot isolate teaching impact from other factors. The author cites Howard W. Warner and warns against torturing data into evidence.
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