Consultant Projects Iowa City Schools to Grow by 2,500-3,000 Students in Next Decade: Iowa City Daily News Links, March 29

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An Iowa City group against red-light traffic cameras teamed up with the College Republicans to hold event against domestic surveillance. (KCRG)

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen also has coverage of the group's meeting against the cameras.

A report that will be presented to the Iowa City School Board at its meeting next Tuesday has enrollment projections showing that the Iowa City school district could grow by 3,000 students in the next 10 years. (The Gazette)

The Johnson County Supervisors voted 4-1 to back same-sex marriage. (Press-Citizen)

Newport Road residents are planning on building a hog confinement facility right accross from the land they don't want to see developed. Take from that information what you want.

Meanwhile, Conservative Christian politicians and religious leaders in the Iowa Legislature condemned the state funding a gay and lesbian youth conference and condemned homosexuality in general.

Six events not to miss this week from the Press-Citizen.

Audrey Dwyer of the Daily Iowan writes about the Top Chef Iowa City winner. 

Lawmakers agree that there should be reform of Iowa's education system, but differ on how it should be implemented. (Des Moines Register)

Here are 14 minor new laws Gov. Branstad signed recently. (Des Moines Register)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

That would be another 3,000 students when classes start in fall 2022. The district’s enrollment this year is 12,479, which is about 2,000 students more than 10 years ago.

With the enrollment data coming on the heels of another report this month that found most of the district’s schools are overcrowded, a building boom can be expected, officials said.

“Given the past and predicted growth, as well as our aging infrastructure, I think it’s safe to say there will be a continuing stream of building new and upgrading the existing” facilities,” school board member Jeff McGinness said.

That the district is growing fast is well known, but the report from Ohio-based consulting firm DeJONG-RICHTER provides 10 years’ worth of enrollment projections and other data that will help the district in long-term facilities and financial planning.

 

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