Area districts seek renewal and new funding on ballots
Several Iowa districts including Anamosa Benton Community Central English Valleys Linn-Mar Lone Tree Solon Tri-County West Delaware place funding questions on Tuesday ballots. Measures cover physical plant and equipment and instructional support levies, with amounts ranging from tens of thousands to millions for technology, facilities, buses, curriculum, and construction projects.
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Benton
Central Community
English Valleys
Alan Jensen
Linn-Mar
Lone Tree
Solon
Delaware
Growth concerns Marion candidates face school board race
Four candidates vie for three at large Marion school board seats amid focus on boosting student achievement and addressing space from enrollment growth. Incumbents Dan Barkley Connie Bennett Tom Thurman and challenger DeKevin Thornton emphasize teacher support smaller class sizes curriculum and efficient use of resources to fund improvements.
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Gazette Marion
Marion School Board
Dan Barkley
Clark Ave
Connie Bennett
Second Ave
Tom Thurman
Seventh St
DeKevin Thornton
Barkley
Thurman
Bennett
Thornton
From the Teacher's Desk Columnist Shares Paths to Publishing
McTaggart describes learning from fellow educators shaping her weekly From the Teacher's Desk column begun in 2002. She pursued a book via a local newspaper column first, then expanded to Independence and Oelwein papers after broad interest. She says she uses humor to help students learn and avoids preaching.
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Bulletin-Journal
Independence
Daily Register
Oelwein
The
Writer contact line for Anne Barnes in Iowa submitter note
The text provides a contact phone number 319 398 8434 and email style handle for Anne Barnes. It appears as a closing author contact line from a local newspaper item. No story details are included.
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Profile of Jacquie McTaggart Education Speaker and Mentor
Jacquie McTaggart, 66, of Independence, is an education speaker, teacher and writer. She has a pre professional certification from Wartburg College a BA from Upper Iowa University 90 graduate hours from UNI UIowa Clarke and Viterbo. She mentors student writers serves on the Independence library Board and substitutes in local schools. Her husband is Carroll and she has two sons Mark of Fremont Nebraska and Sean of Ankeny plus six grandsons.
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Carroll
Mark
Fremont
Neb
Sean
Ankeny
Strawberry Point
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University of Iowa
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Cedar Rapids school district aims for all second graders to reach grade level this year
The district stresses data driven instruction and resource support for teachers to close the early reading gap. Rosenthal and Meisterling credit clear, measurable expectations and early intervention with rising test scores. McElmeel adds focus on fundamental skills and student motivation as keys to achievement.
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Cedar Rapids
Rosenthal
Meisterling
McElmeel
Eastern Iowa polling and school boundary discussions ahead
Polling times listed for Linn County and Johnson County districts with 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and noon to 8 p.m. windows. The piece notes upcoming Sunday coverage in Iowa Today and discusses teacher research on student achievement, library resources, and possible feeder system and attendance boundary changes. Local officials emphasize neighborhood school concepts and community ties.
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Iowa City
Clear Creek
Amana
Lone Tree
Solon
Iowa
Meisterling
McElmeel
Rosenthal
McElmeel Endorsed by Cedar Rapids School Groups
Cedar Rapids groups representing teachers and district employees endorse Sharron McElmeel for the at large school board seat. The Cedar Rapids Education Association Cedar Rapids Organization of Teacher Associates and SEIU CRAEOP 199 cite her district experience as a teacher and library media specialist and her postgraduate work in educational administration. She retired in 1998 and now works as an educational writer and editor.
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Cedar Rapids
Sharron McElmeel
Cedar Rapids Education Association
The
Cedar Rapids Organization of Teacher Associates
McElmeel
Ann Rosenthal
Glasses and Weather Workshop Offerings This Fall
KCRG meteorologist Josh Baynes leads three fall weather classes at Kirkwood focusing on severe storms. The center hosts an acupuncture session by Dr Terri Cooper and crafts courses including porcelain doll making and beaded eyeglass strings. Day trips in October feature a Du buque foliage cruise and museum visits with Mayflower Tours international and national itineraries available. information session December 1. Call Tracy Wazac at 319 398 1057 for details.
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New Orleans Gardens
Colorado
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Kirkwood
Center For Lifelong Learning
Tracy Wazac
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