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No new teachers in Cedar Rapids sign pledge in week ending Dec. 25 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge in week ending Dec. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Cedar Rapids sign pledge on Dec. 23 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Mount Vernon sign pledge on Dec. 23 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Mount Vernon who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Kalona stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Kalona who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Controversial Critical Race Theory pledged to be taught by three Cedar Rapids teachers by week ending Dec. 11

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by three teachers in Cedar Rapids who’ve signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Dec. 11.

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Cedar Rapids Today area weekly mass times

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

The following parishes in the Cedar Rapids Today coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Malcolm Rice ranks 3,377th in Boys’ 16 bracket in November

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

Marion tennis player Malcolm Rice finished 3,377th in November in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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Benton County residents receive $3,273,232 in food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

Benton County saw a 46.5 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.

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Fewer Benton County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

Benton County saw a 1.3 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Benton Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

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More Benton County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

Benton County saw a 1.6 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.

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How did Sashwath Jawahar from Cedar Rapids play in Boys’ 12 bracket in November?

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Sashwath Jawahar finished 3,374th in November in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Vinton stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Vinton who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Kalona stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Kalona who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Vinton stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Vinton who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Cedar Rapids sign pledge on Dec. 22 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Grant Golding junior tennis player earns 68 points in Boys’ 12 bracket by end of November

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 24, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Grant Golding finished 3,210th in November in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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How high did Cedar Rapids junior tennis player Parker Holland rank in Boys’ 14 bracket in November?

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 24, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Parker Holland finished 3,053rd in November in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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No new teachers in Mount Vernon sign pledge on Dec. 22 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Mount Vernon who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Cedar Rapids tennis player Anthony Schulte ranks in Boys’ 18 bracket in November

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 23, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Anthony Schulte finished 2,340th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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No new teachers in Cedar Rapids sign pledge on Dec. 21 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 23, 2021

There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge on Dec. 21, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.