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Top 10 quotes from Davenport schools cheating scandal
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Iowa leaders have taken over an investigation into the state’s first publicly reported case of cheating on the standardized tests that determine the overall performance of schools.
Read More →Iowa withholds student cheating documents
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Officials with the Iowa Department of Education say they won’t release any information related to the student cheating in the Davenport School District.
Read More →Special interests drive Iowa education reforms
By Tushar Rae | Iowa Watchdog contributor
DES MOINES – Good intentions aren’t the only driving force behind Iowa’s education reform efforts.
State education agencies, special interest groups and for-profit education companies have spent thousands in 2012 and 2013 to hire lobbyists and pad the pockets of lawmakers who sit on key committees.
Read More →Lawmakers’ families bring home big perks
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Family members and close friends of Iowa‘s Congressional Delegation benefit from their relative’s position, whether it be through securing special one-time funding for an alma mater or hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay a lawmaker’s son for working on his campaign, a review federal records shows.
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Court orders Des Moines board to turn over closed-session tape
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
A Polk County judge Friday agreed to review the tape of a closed-door meeting held by the Des Moines School Board in regards to former Superintendent Nancy Sebring’s controversial departure.
Graham Gillette, a former school board member, brought a lawsuit against the district last year requesting that a judge review the [...]
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 23, 2013 at 1:31pm
Sorry Letterman: Top 10 quotes from Davenport cheating scandals t.co/be2EEzUDgI #iowa #ialegis
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 22, 2013 at 10:30pm
Sorry Letterman: Top 10 quotes from Davenport cheating scandals t.co/rh9krQhsRZ #iowa #ialegis
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 22, 2013 at 9:48pm
What? Wisc. gov Scott Walker taking a stab at the 2016 presidential race? t.co/hzKFX2wd0M #GOP
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 22, 2013 at 8:43pm
More notes from a cheating scandal.“Please ask anyone you tell to keep this confidential,”Davenport super said. t.co/LxtKW5buX3
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 22, 2013 at 8:32pm
Have legislators finally reached a breakthrough on key issues causing gridlock? t.co/cA7odMdLZs #ialegis
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 22, 2013 at 8:25pm
Iowa farm subsidy payments since 1995 $25 billion: EWG study t.co/omFUKsw2K9 #iowa
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