In what was pretty much a foregone conclusion after the initial news broke in December, Western Dubuque voted on Monday to close Bernard Elementary. Stories: KWWL, KCRG. In the KWWL interview, the district superintendent said it costs twice as much per child in Bernard than it does other locations.
Meanwhile, Clear Creek Amana is bursting at the seams and looking at building a new high school. AGAIN. That, and the news about L-M and COU high schools and Libertyville Elementary closing, makes the last three weeks chock-full of evidence for This Is Where Your School District Went. Rural Iowa got its teeth kicked in on all sides.