New student fee funds more campus counselors and sites
UI students approved a mental health fee rising to 12.50. University Counseling Services added six therapists to reach 21 and opened a second east of the Iowa River, plus an extra counselor in an east-side residence hall, expanding access to counseling across campus.
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Iowa picks new statewide student assessments in 2019
The Iowa Department of Education selects the American Institutes for Research to provide new English language arts, math, and science tests replacing the Iowa Assessments. Grades 3 through 8 and high school sophomores or juniors will take the tests in paper and pencil or computer format with an initial 20 month contract valued at about eight million dollars.
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State to pay 1.75 million to settle senate harassment suit
Iowa records show a state panel will consider a 1.75 million settlement to Kirsten Anderson, former Iowa Senate GOP communications director, ending a sex harassment case. A Polk County jury had awarded her 2.2 million but the state will drop its appeal and pay 1,044,776 to Anderson plus 705,224 in attorney fees and costs.
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White House Defends Tax Plan Amid Middle Class Doubts
White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said not all middle class Americans can expect tax cuts under the new plan. President Trump touted the framework as a middle class miracle as Republicans prepare to advance legislation.
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