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Dreier, William H. – 1982
Although 1951-1966 marked 15 of the most dynamic, hectic, painful, and questionable years of Iowa school district reorganization, 28 school district reorganizations have come about in the succeeding 15 years without a state law or Department of Public Instruction regulation mandating the elimination of certain kinds or sizes of local school…
Descriptors: Community Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Local Issues
Soter, Cyndi Verell – 2001
A study explored, through a review of the literature, specific problems that scholars have identified regarding free expression in student publications since "Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier" (1988). It then analyzed the six state statutes which were passed to clarify the extent of school administrators' rights to censor student journalism and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Government Role
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1994
Developed by Iowa educators, this guide contains 23 sample lessons that offer guidelines for addressing the issue of homelessness with students in grades 1-12. The lesson plans were developed for varying age and ability levels, and slight changes can make them usable in a variety of settings to accomplish many different purposes. Resources are…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Responsibility, Community Role, Disadvantaged
Ivanovic, Greta – ED, Education at a Distance, 1995
Describes the Iowa Communications Network, a statewide fiber optic network capable of transporting interactive, two-way audio, video, voice, and data signals. Topics include statewide cooperation among educational and state organizations; classroom design, including interactive classrooms; access to the Internet; and use by noneducational…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classroom Design, Communications, Computer Networks
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2007
The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Iowa edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies…
Descriptors: Incentives, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Yearbooks
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Schrader, Susan – TechTrends, 2003
Discusses money shortages in Iowa that are affecting school library media specialists and highlights two collaborative efforts: cooperative purchasing of online reference databases, and the Com Cat union catalog. Explains the role of the area education agency (AEA) system in supporting schools and how online databases are being used. (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Jacobsen, G. Michael; Albertson, Bonnie Sanderson – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Rural ghettos are created when proportionately large numbers of unemployed, low income, and elderly residents live in communities located 30 miles or more from communities which can provide the range of goods and services necessary for a decent quality of life. This definition may apply to 300 Iowa towns. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Community Characteristics, Economic Climate, Elementary Secondary Education