CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In another lengthy meeting of the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education, community members continued to make their voices heard. More than 20 people addressed the board during a five-hour meeting on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, but with only 3 minutes allotted per person, the public comment period lasted […]
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“This is wild” Cedar Rapids School Board
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Another full house faced the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education as school closures and “redesign” decisions loom. The board did not vote at its Jan. 26, 2026, meeting, but 35 residents — including a number of students — spoke about potential closures. Board members also heard three options […]
Dozens speak out against Cedar Rapids sc...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Lindsey Boleyn has spent her entire teaching career at Wright Elementary and was disappointed to see the school on a possible closure list, but not just for herself. “I want to keep these neighborhood schools open,” the second-grade teacher, who has been at Wright for 25 years said, before the Cedar […]
Cedar Rapids completes 50-plus Paving fo...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids officials announced more than 50 street projects were completed during 2025, in the 12th year of the tax-funded Paving for Progress program. The program leverages a one-percent, voter-approved sales tax to invest in improving the city’s roadways, with a focus on local, or residential, streets. In all, the program […]