CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — While the Cedar Rapids Community School District bond referendum narrowly failed at the ballot box, at least one entity appeared victorious. Spending on the bond measure by the Believe in CR Schools committee topped $350,000, the majority of which — $280,959 — went to Victory Enterprises of Davenport. The political and […]
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Cedar Rapids school survey points to ano...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Survey results show voters would resoundingly defeat the latest Cedar Rapids Community School District bond proposal. The district’s Board of Education heard results of the survey, taken earlier this year, during a special board meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. Of the 7,850 registered voters who responded to the survey, just […]
New middle school, other projects reveal...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will receive a survey in February regarding one option for a potential bond referendum next November. Just three school projects are included in the $198.6 million bond proposal, more than half of which would go towards a $104 million new middle school on […]
Cedar Rapids School District faces ethic...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board addressed a complaint Sept. 28, filed against the Cedar Rapids Community School District, on the same day the school district was presented with a challenge to its bond referendum petitions and the School Board heard two objections to a candidate’s […]