CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education was given an update on plans to upgrade Harrison Elementary School, as well as new schools at the Hoover and Van Buren Elementary sites at its last meeting. “We’re very excited about how it’s coming together,” Robin Randall of Legat Architects said […]
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Cedar Rapids School Board bizarrely agre...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School Board voted at its Oct. 14, 2024, meeting to enter into an agreement with Shive-Hattery to build its two latest elementary schools, but the agreement includes a bizarre location for one of the buildings. According to the document agreed to by the School Board, both the […]
Cedar Rapids School Board votes again on...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids School Board voted a second time on their decision to demolish Hoover and Van Buren Elementary Schools to build two new schools on those sites. School Board President Cindy Garlock noted at the beginning of the Oct. 14, 2024, meeting that the board had already approved the new […]
Mickey Mouse, Donald Trump among top Ced...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mickey Mouse and Donald Trump appeared as write-in candidates for nearly every Cedar Rapids City Council and School Board race on Nov. 7, with “Free Palestine” also making a frequent appearance on the ballot. The race for at-large City Council, won by incumbent Ann Poe and newcomer […]
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 […]