Cedar Rapids students will start the school year nearly a month later than what was originally anticipated. Late Wednesday night, the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) announced Sept. 21 as the new first day of school. Elementary school students will have either in-person or online learning, based on what families chose earlier this month […]
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Cedar Rapids schools will be able to start the school year with all online classes
School districts, like Cedar Rapids Community Schools, whose buildings were badly damaged by the Aug. 10 derecho will be able to start the school year with all online classes, Gov. Kim Reynolds said during her news conference on Thursday. “On Friday, we’ll be updating our existing disaster proclamation to accommodate the needs of those schools […]
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Gov. Reynolds will apply for federal disaster assistance on Monday
Gov. Kim Reynolds will be submitting an application to the federal government on Monday, asking President Trump to issue a major disaster declaration for storm-damaged areas in Iowa. Reynolds made the announcement during a press conference in Cedar Rapids, one of the cities hit hardest by Monday’s derecho. “The destruction was indescribable,” Reynolds said on […]
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Iowa National Guard starts working on Linn County storm damage
Four days after a derecho swept through Iowa, the Iowa National Guard has been deployed to Linn County. State Sen. Liz Mathis posted on Facebook Thursday evening that “approximately 100 engineers will be fanning out over Linn County to assess damage tomorrow (Friday) and then work with our Linn County Emergency Management Agency to prioritize […]
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Cedar Rapids schools will delay school year after storm damage; day shelter locations announced in Linn County
The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) will be delaying the start to the school year but it is unclear by how long, Superintendent Noreen Bush said in a message to district families. All of the district’s buildings have some type of damage from Monday’s derecho, according to Bush. There is major tree damage at […]
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Cedar Rapids families have until Wednesday to decide on in-person or virtual instruction for upcoming school year
Cedar Rapids families have until Wednesday to decide whether their students will start the upcoming school year online or in person. Families were sent the final version of the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s (CRCSD) Return to Learn plan on Friday. The plan includes information about the options for students in elementary, middle and high […]
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Gov. Reynolds sharply limits ability of schools to respond to COVID-19
During a press conference on Thursday, Gov. Kim Reynolds unveiled the standards her administration is imposing on school districts as those districts begin a new school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. School districts are expected to hold on-site classes until their county sees a 14-day rolling average positivity rate of 15 percent, and there is […]
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Cedar Rapids schools will send the district’s Return to Learn plan to families on Friday
An updated version of the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s (CRCSD) Return to Learn plan was shared during the Board of Education’s special meeting on Tuesday. The final version of the plan will be made public on Friday. The updated draft and additional details come after the district received feedback from staff and families through […]
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CRCSD decides on hybrid plan for high schools and electronic devices for all
Cedar Rapids students will all receive electronic devices for the upcoming school year, Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) officials shared during the district’s Return to Learn town hall on Monday morning. Nearly 100 people tuned in through Zoom, and some attended in-person, to hear more about what CRCSD is planning for the fall. District […]
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Two students bring list of Black Lives Matter demands to Cedar Rapids Community School District
Two Kennedy High School students shared a list of Black Lives Matter demands with the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) during Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Sisters Rahma and Raafa Elsheikh asked the district to release a statement in support of Black Lives Matter, in addition to renaming schools that commemorate slave owners, ending […]
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Cedar Rapids schools will require face masks or shields during upcoming school year
Students in Cedar Rapids schools will be required to wear face masks or face shields in classrooms and on the bus if they return to class this fall. The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) is also looking at smaller class sizes, serving meals in classrooms and other measures to ensure appropriate social distancing. The […]
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Cedar Rapids students at 20 schools will receive $307 in food assistance from the state
Students in Iowa — including in 20 Cedar Rapids schools — who lost access to free and reduced-price meals when schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive $307.80 from the state in food assistance benefits in the coming week. The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the $76.2 million food assistance […]
