Cedar Rapids Schools to Close 6 Campuses Amid Budget Crisis

As school choice expands in Iowa, one district is in a crisis from losing students

With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market.

Cedar Rapids schools to close 6 campuses amid budget crisis

The Cedar Rapids School Board voted to close several schools and restructure the district to address a budget shortfall.

Five Cedar Rapids elementary schools to close under cost-cutting plan

The Cedar Rapids school board voted Monday night to close several schools in an effort to right-size the district’s financial situation. Six school buildings will be shuttered, including five elementary schools, which officials say should save about $5-million a year, though the district is projected to be short $12-million in next year’s budget. Kennedy High […]

Cedar Rapids school board votes to close six buildings

The Cedar Rapids School Board voted Monday night to close six school buildings and restructure how it educates students.

Cedar Rapids school board approves plan to close 5 schools, add intermediate school model

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Cedar Rapids School Board approves sweeping changes

Hunter 04/8/26 The Cedar Rapids School District will undergo major changes under a plan to reduce costs. The Gazette reports the first resolution to close five elementary schools and the Truman Early Learning Center was approved 6-1. The vote also okayed the creation of intermediate 5th and 6th grade schools to the district. The second resolution, drawing new attendance boundaries for elementary, intermediate, middle and high schools, was passed…