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Statehouse Bits Reveal Iowa Education Stats
A 1925 Iowa education directory shows 714,744 school age children, 447,381 average daily attendance, and 25,839 teachers. It records school property value at 112,782,068 dollars, 45,410,000 spent on common schools, and a 4,800,000 dollar permanent fund generating 217,596 annual interest. The system includes 2,703 approved graded and high schools and standard rural schools. An upcoming Dec. 7 state board meeting at Des Moines will discuss policies and a possible successor to R A Pearson. Indigent Indians in Iowa can claim township aid, per an attorney general opinion, affecting about 350 Tama reservation residents. Also notes Dr C H Hanson barred from a second state medical exam. recommendation cites moral furnidity concerns.
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Iowa
State Department of Education
State Board of Education
Des Moines
R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Ben J. Gibson
James H. Willsett
Tama County
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Bureau
Tama Reservation