Empowering Excellence Charter Opens In Cedar Rapids Education Push
Empowering Excellence, a tuition free charter school by Sarah Swayze, expands from 75 to 150 students in its first month and plans a larger Cedar Rapids site at 317 Seventh Ave SE. The program offers Edgmontum online classes, mentor matching, and requires 36 credits for graduation while serving students across Cedar Rapids and nearby districts.
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Cedar Rapids Community School
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Marion Independent
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Collins Community Credit Union
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Annie Bradford
Aaliyah Floyd
Johnson Steam Academy
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ISU wage discrimination case tests law teeth after 50 years
A Iowa State University professor who found pay inequities between male and female faculty seeks back wages dating to 2009 under a state law with triple damages. The university argues a 300 day limit caps recovery. the plaintiff argues the period should cover all discriminatory years. The case, rooted in Cianzio’s 1970 to 2020 ISU tenure, focuses on a long standing gender pay gap in agronomy.
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ISA
Cianzio
Brown
ISU
Agronomy
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
ISU Human Resources
State Supreme Court
Edward Mansfield
Mansfield
Christopher McDonald
McDonald
Replacing lead service lines eyed in Cedar Rapids area
City utilities push replacing lead service lines amid EPA rule. Costs loom over property owners as inventories and communications expand. Des Moines and Iowa City face large totals, with coalitions seeking state funding and disclosure during property transfers.
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Cedar Rapids
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Trevyn Cunningham
Central City
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa City
Jonathan Durst
Durst
Des Moines
Iowa
Corrigan
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