Iowa task force leads in teacher leadership reforms
Guest columnist Ryan Wise describes Iowa’s Task Force on Teacher Leadership and Compensation, its 13 recommendations including a residency year, higher starting salaries, and aligned professional development. He argues collaboration, local tailoring, and sustained funding can make Iowa a national model for teacher leadership.
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Iowa Department of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ryan Wise
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Staed for House District 66 and Iowa education record
Letter writers praise Art Staed as a Cedar Rapids educator and legislator advocating school funding and community college support. They contrast opponents on taxes and local issues while urging voters to back Staed and other figures. readers discuss casinos and policy debates, including a Penn State football note and a kale critique of Michelle Obama.
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Johnson County
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Sherman
Michelle Obama
Signage expert urges bigger clearer signs to help drivers find stores
University of Cincinnati professor James Kellaris argues signs are too small and poorly placed causing consumers to miss businesses. He notes municipal rules and digital displays complicate readability while advocating signs perpendicular to streets and larger, brighter postings to help motorists locate shops and offices.
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University of Cincinnati
National Signage Research & Education
Kellaris
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Remove barrier to family planning to boost women's earnings
The Iowa Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancies reports long term contraception use rose over 200 percent since 2007, with implants up 1000 percent and unintended pregnancies down 8 percent. Executives urge affordable IUDs and implants to close the income gap and reduce college dropouts.
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Romney
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