Iowa proposes four tiered teacher pay system
Iowa plans a four tier pay structure for public school teachers under an education reform package to be released this fall. The plan would replace the step and lane system with apprentice, career, mentor, and master designations. Apprentices start at 40,000 dollars, rising to about 50,000 for career teachers. Mentors and masters would be limited to about a quarter of district staff.
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Mike Wiser
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Glass
Iowa seeks controls on piercing and body modification
The Gazette reports Iowa lacks formal oversight for piercing and body modification alongside tattoo safety rules. State health officials push for regulations mirroring tattoo industry standards, covering training, procedures, and safety data. Senator Sadler previously backed a bill to restrict minor piercings, but it stalled in a wider legislative knot.
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Warren Stratford
Cedar Rapids
Julie Plowman
Iowa
the Gazette
Calmily Stone
Department of Bureau
En- Public Healthvironmental Health
Stone
Steve Sadders
D-State Center
Iowa film official found guilty of felonious misconduct
A Polk County jury convicted Tom Wheeler of felonious misconduct in public office over handling Polynation Pictures’ state film tax credit application. Jurors acquitted him on four other counts including conspiracy and fraudulent practices. Sentencing is set for Oct. 18. Wheeler faces up to a possible sentence for the Class D felony.
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Wheeler
Douglas Staskal
Balster's Implements era closes with an auction
Balster's Implements and Parts Co. in Scotch Grove nears the end of an era as an auction draws the last buyers to the century old grounds. David Balster 64 and sister Susan Zazas 62 recall the family business while storefronts and rusted tools reflect a fading era. The scene captures a community relic on the brink of change.
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Cotch Grove
David Balster
Susan Zazas
Balster's Implements and Parts
Scotch Grove
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