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College Community News- Prairie Fest Raises $50,000 May 16, 2012The Prairie School Foundation would like to extend our thanks to everyone that attended and contributed to Prairie Fest 2012. […]
- Million T-Shirt March May 15, 2012The Million T-Shirt March Against Bullying is designed to raise awareness about our schools’ bullying prevention efforts and also take part in the nation’s largest and most ambitious anti-bullying rally ever. […]
- Café la Prairie May 15, 2012The Prairie Point student-run restaurant Café la Prairie is open May 23-24th. This café is organized and run by Prairie Point 9th grade Business and Family and Consumer Science students. […]
- Attention Prairie Athletes May 10, 2012Prairie athletics and the Prairie Booster Club are proud to, once again, offer elite training opportunities for our 7th-12th grade athletes. […]
- Point Students Reach Out May 3, 2012Students celebrated volunteerism by using their time and talents in the communities of Cedar Rapids, Ely, and Walford. […]
- New Dietary Guidelines May 3, 2012New USDA Dietary Guidelines requiring schools nationwide to adjust the way they run their Nutrition Programs. College Community Schools Nutrition Program will begin requiring students to take a serving of fruit or a serving of vegetables at lunch beginning in the month of May 2012. […]
- Digital Literacy Q & A III May 3, 2012Laptop s for Students in Grades 9-12 Next Fall […]
- Prairie Fest Raises $50,000 May 16, 2012
- Your Voice
- Young and ResponsibleXavier sophomore Ben Valentine has started a “Young and Responsible” initiative at Xavier High School where he promotes responsible decisions with custom designed wristbands. Today, Ben talked about the initiative with the students at Regis Middle School and he will … Continue reading → […]Jessica Schneider / Xavier High School
- 4th Avenue Jazz Company ResultsResults from the 4th Avenue Jazz Company try-outs were posted today in the main foyer. Some students rejoiced upon reading the results, while others turned away sobbing. The list is as follows: Girls: Liliana Coelho Kellee Darner Taylor Dengler Taylor … Continue reading → […]TheLittleHawk.com
- Young and Responsible
- Latest headlines from Iowa Higher Education
- Iowa City man sues UI, regents over mold in rental house May 16, 2012
- Coe College students quiz Culver on leadership May 14, 2012
- Djalali to start as UI liberal arts dean in August May 14, 2012
- Karl Rove, Dee Dee Myers to speak at Cornell May 11, 2012
- Kirkwood board approves 3.9 percent tuition increase May 11, 2012
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Bus driver put on administrative leave after incident with student
A Cedar Rapids school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave while the school district investigates a parent’s allegation that he assaulted her 11-year-old son. Felicia Kennedy-Morris, mother of Arthur Elementary fourth-grader Abu Gasaway, said her son’s hand was … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Gasaway, Administrative Leave, Arthur Elementary, Cedar Rapids, Keith Jensen, school bus driver
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Iowa City schools paid consultant $106,000
IOWA CITY – The Iowa City school district spent more than $106,000 on its redistricting consultant, RSP and Associates. That figure, which the district provided Friday, includes consulting fees, extra meetings (the redistricting committee met more times than originally planned) … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa City school district, redistricting, RSP and Associates, school board
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Social networking sites a concern for schools
IOWA CITY – Social networking technology like Facebook and Twitter is causing concern for at least two Eastern Iowa school districts. School administrators and teachers worry it might be a breeding ground for inappropriate student-teacher relationships. ”You really, really, have … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa City school district, Linn Mar school district, students, teachers, technology
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Midland gun scare turns up nothing
Jay Knoll, a producer at KCRG-TV9, talked to Midland Community Schools Superintendent Brian Rodenberg about 8:30 a.m. and this is what he found: District phones were ringing this morning because people were worried about a text message going around that … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Rodenberg, gun, KCRG, lockdown, Midland Community School
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Achievement gap the focus of Community Conversation
Hoping to more fully engage the community in the effort to close the achievement gap between African American and white learners, the Cedar Rapids school district is joining with the National Education Association to host a unique Community Conversation on … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Green, achievement gap, Community Conversation, Dave Benson, Tammy Wawro
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Iowa City schools redistricting forum May 4
IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school district will hold a public forum on its boundary plans from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 4. The meeting will be in the gymnasium at Grant Wood Elementary School, 1930 Lakeside Dr., Iowa … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, Iowa City school district, redistricting, Wood Elementary
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VIDEO UPDATE: Prairie Point 8th grader gives his side
Police and school officials are investigating a fight in a school bathroom Wednesday that sent a Prairie Point eighth grader to the hospital overnight for surgery. Peyten Sexton, 13, was sitting in a hospital bed Thursday with a broken jaw … Continue reading
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Tagged bathroom, Cedar Rapids police, fight, Peyten Sexton, Prairie Point Middle School
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Anamosa middle school funds approved
The Iowa Department of Education has approved the Anamosa school district’s request for $12.4 million under the Qualified School Construction Bond Program to build a new middle school. “This is a great thing for the community,” said Superintendent Dale Monroe, … Continue reading
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13-year-old spends night at hospital after fight in Prairie Junior High bathroom
Peyten Sexton is sitting at St. Luke’s Hospital after his mother says he was beaten up in the bathroom at school yesterday. She says he has three fractures in his face, and received emergency surgery at 7 p.m. last night. … Continue reading
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Tagged fight in bathroom, Peyten Sexton, Prairie Junior High, St. Luke's Hospital, Tanja Sexton
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6,972 volunteers worked in Cedar Rapids school district in 08-09
Straight from the horse’s mouth, a news release about volunteers in the Cedar Rapids school district: How does the District continue to add thousands of dedicated part-time staff members who are willing to work without pay? Through the efforts of … Continue reading
Schools are hiring (some) teachers now; what are they looking for?
I spent the lunch hour a couple weeks ago with Joe North, the principal of Novak Elementary. Amid preparations for a move to the school’s beautiful new building this summer, North is thinking about, well, teaching. Now is hiring time … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Hanushek, Iowa, Joe North, Laura Mallicoat, Malcolm Gladwell, Marion, Novak Elementary, teaching
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Interviewing mother of child who had altercation with bus driver
Early this afternoon I’ll be interviewing a mother who says her child had some kind of altercation with a school bus driver about a week ago. Not even sure yet how old the student is, or which school he goes … Continue reading
Murley plans to build relationships, tackle big issues in Iowa City schools
IOWA CITY – Stephen Murley expects redistricting, high school enrollment and the budget to be among the most pressing issues he faces when he starts as superintendent of Iowa City schools July 1. But to start, he’ll work on establishing … Continue reading