Lake Park NewsLocal news for Lake Park, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Student success in college depends on courses not district size- March 31, 2008 "When I'm scheduling courses, one of the first questions I ask is, 'Where do you plan to go to college" Student success in college depends more on the quality of classes taught in high school than the size of the district, according to an analysis of the academic performance of freshman students at the three state-run universities.The analysis reported in a copyright story in the Des Moines Sunday Register indicated that students from small and medium schools were just as likely to be in the...http://www.topix.net/city/lake-park-ia/2008/03/student-success-in-college-depends-on-cours... Small-school grads on par at college- March 30, 2008 "On average, we know that students with a stronger high school curriculum have a higher tendency to complete college" By ERIN JORDAN REGISTER IOWA CITY BUREAU Copyright 2008, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company March 30, 2008 Graduates from Iowa's small high schools do just as well at the state's public universities ... via Httphttp://www.topix.net/city/lake-park-ia/2008/03/small-school-grads-on-par-at-college?fromrs... : Youth plan Seccombe Lake Park cleanup- March 27, 2008 On Friday, they'll clean, and on Saturday they'll celebrate. Members of Youth Action Project - a local youth service and empowerment group - will gather at Seccombe Lake Park Friday to clean it up, then on ... via Inland Valley Daily Bulletinhttp://www.topix.net/city/lake-park-ia/2008/03/youth-plan-seccombe-lake-park-cleanup?fromr... Metro Communities- March 22, 2008 WINDSOR HEIGHTS Occupancy ordinance could be revised An occupancy ordinance limiting the number of unrelated people allowed to live in a single-family home would be further restricted solely to rental ... via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lake-park-ia/2008/03/metro-communities?fromrss=1 |