Area Dialogue on Iowa Education Future in Cedar Rapids
Seven Iowa counties join a Saturday session at Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids to discuss student achievement teacher salaries and curriculum. The event runs 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. with public comment and group discussions.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Benton
Cedar
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Washington
Jefferson High School
20Th St
Robert Benton
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Terry Branstad
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa Association of School Administrators
The
Educational Administrators of Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Iowa Association of Nonpublic School Administrators
Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Davenport
Branstad
Ames
Dwight Bode
Grant Wood Aea
Foster parents mobilize against 2.6 percent aid cut plan
Linn County foster families plan protest and letter campaigns to block a 2.6 percent cut in monthly stipends amid broader DHS budget reductions aimed at a 2.8 percent state funds cut. The move follows a 1981 attempt and targets foster care, Medicaid, and residential services with hearings set in Des Moines and public comments sought.
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Linn County
Laurita Hendrickson
Ely
State Department of Human Services
Citizen Policy Council For
The
DHS
Hoover State Office
Des Moines
Jeanne Nesbit
Bureau of
Hendrickson
Foster Parents Association
John Morris
Discovery Village Group Homes
Iowa
the Gazette
Michael Reagen
Washington High receives favorable North Central evaluation
Washington High School earned a rosy report from the North Central Association after an April 18 20 visit by 34 educators from Iowa and Illinois. The evaluators praised many school characteristics, noted a few recommendations, and said juniors will be required to stay in school next year to boost attendance and academics.
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Washington High School
North Central Association
Iowa
Illinois
Washington
Ralph Plagman
National Commission On Excellence In Education
United States
National Commission
North Central
Plagman
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High student elected Iowa State Thespian secretary
Jefferson High School student Mikki Mason was elected Iowa State Thespian secretary at the State Thespian Conference in Mason City. Jefferson Thespians Roger Bouzek Brad Wermayer and Mason were named finalists in the dramatic interpretation competition among more than 250 delegates at the two day conference.
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Mikki Mason
Reynolds Ave
Jefferson High School
Iowa State
Mason City
Jefferson
Artis to speak on drug and alcohol problems at PTA meeting
John Artis Kennedy High School principal will address Facing Drug and Alcohol Problems at the PTA City Council October meeting. The 7:30 p.m. session on Oct. 17 in the board room at 346 Second Ave. SW invites the public. Artis previously led a 1000-student Maine high school and helped start a district program.
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John Artis
New
Kennedy High School
PTA
Second Ave
Artis
Maine
Governor's Council On Alcohol and
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Gazette
John McIvor
Erskine School
Clark Road
36Th Street
Hoover State Office Building
Morris
Discovery Village
Linnhaven Group
Marion
Dick Beavers
Foster Parent Association
K ‘Mart
Mount Stee
Arrek
Ilawn Fertilizer
Collins Rd
Yay Ie
Red Wing
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