Iowa’s public charter schools will get $1.3 million in additional state funding to boost teacher salaries under a bill Goveror Reynolds will sign into law. The bill, which cleared the Senate yesterday, creates a revolving fund that will provide low-interest loans for charter school facilities. Iowa currently has 16 charter schools. Senator Jesse Green, a […]
Five Cedar Rapids elementary schools to close under cost-cutting plan
The Cedar Rapids school board voted Monday night to close several schools in an effort to right-size the district’s financial situation.
