From the KCRG TV9 Newsroom:
The Cedar Rapids Community School District says a petition regarding the College and Career Pathways program is invalid. A parent in the district submitted that petition, which gathered more than 600 signatures. It asks the district to slow down the implementation of the College and Career Pathways model to give parents more time to understand the process. In a response to that petition on Friday, district leaders said there were insufficient eligible signatures with many of the signatures on the petition coming from outside Cedar Rapids and even Iowa. Because the district has deemed the petition invalid, district leaders will not add that matter to the next school board agenda. However, Superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover said the district does value the feedback from the community.
The University of Dubuque is on track to gain accreditation to open Iowa’s first new medical school in more than a century. The university aims to open the John and Alice Butler College of Osteopathic Medicine by August of 2028. It’s funded by a $60 million gift by John and Alice Butler. The four-year medical program will accept around 200 students per class for a total enrollment of up to 800 students.
If you ever want a place to relax and share some down time with cats, you’re in luck. The Kitty Corner Social Club is set to open February of next year in downtown Iowa City. The cat lounge will be a home-like setting, housing around 7 to 10 adoptable cats that come from the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center. Leaders with the Adoption Center says this partnership couldn’t have come at a better time. Right now, they have 147 cats in their care. The Kitty Corner Social Club is set to open in early 2025 at 20 South Clinton Street in Iowa City. Pricing will start at $11 for 15 minutes of time with the cats.
