Not Ready for Kindergarten in Linn County Survey
A Linn County survey finds one in five kindergartners in Cedar Rapids not ready for school. Statewide the figure nears one in four as districts push early learning efforts. A Cedar Rapids committee partners with early childhood providers to align resources and reduce duplication while teachers manage a wide readiness spectrum.
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Cedar Rapids
Paula Vincent
Hollingsworth
Iowa
Buck Creek memories bind Berniece Opfer to Iowa town history
Berniece Opfer recounts Buck Creek Iowa's past from school consolidations and a 1920 Ku Klux Klan cross burning to local fairs and a 1998 RAG BRAI pass through. She recalls family, farming life, and four generations in the Maquoketa Valley area while remaining active in church and community groups.
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Buck Creek
Berniece
Iowa
Delaware County
Lake Delhi
Lime Creek
Des Moines
Carl Opfer
Fort Des Moines
Hopkinton
Ku Klux Klan
Annals of Iowa
Larg
Janice Carr
Mokena
Wisdom Learned in Kindergarten
Robert Fulghum reflects on simple lessons learned in childhood. The piece emphasizes sharing fairness avoiding harm responsibility cleanliness and balance in life while noting universal truths about growth and mortality.
Kindergarten Gains Confidence as Students Navigate School
Hollingsworth notes students show independence in maze like hallways. Four kids reached the media center without getting lost at the start of kindergarten. Writer contact provided for follow up.
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Jim Slosiarek
Nicole Abben
Hailee
Cheryl Hollingsworth
Hiawatha
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