You guys, I have a landline. And it rang. I was darting between tasks, my mind occupied, my hands filled, when I answered the phone, not bothering to check the caller ID. There was the pause indicative of a pre-recorded message, then the voice of the principal of my daughter’s school. A threat had been […]
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Q&A: School board candidates tackle sustainability issues and STEM education
This week, Field to Family, Backyard Abundance and Ecopolis co-hosted a school board candidate forum on sustainability issues and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the Iowa City public school system. They’ve shared their questionnaire and all the candidate responses exclusively with Little Village. You can watch their forum, held Sept. 1 in the […]
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More than a dozen candidates vy for open spots on the ICCSD School Board
Ed. Note: We have received a couple of comments about this article, specifically the inclusion of personal comments about candidate Brianna Wills made by former ICCSD School Board Vice President Tuyet Baruah. We appreciate the feedback, but stand by the article as written. Baruah’s status as a public figure who served six years on the […]
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School board candidates gather tonight at the ICPL for forum on special education
Tonight at 6 p.m., school board candidates for the Iowa City Community School District will gather at the Iowa City Public Library’s Meeting Room A to express their views on preselected subjects concerning special education in local schools. One of the primary organizers of the forum, Dina Bishara, said that each candidate was given three […]
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Pushing boundaries: What you need to know about the ICCSD’s recent redistricting efforts
School redistricting—sometimes called the “R word”—can get ugly. New lines drawn on a map can change the trajectory of a child’s school career, friendships…
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ICCSD Budget Cuts: An explainer
On May 13, 2014, the Iowa City Community School District Board will meet to discuss budget cuts that will result in, among other reductions, eliminating fourth grade orchestra, phasing out all German instruction over the next several years and ending seventh grade football. Parents have been asking why these cuts are necessary, especially given that […]
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Class on MLK Day: What message is the Iowa City Community School District sending?
A thought experiment. Imagine for a moment what would happen if Iowa Citians read the following in the Daily Iowan: While many community members…
