The Cedar Rapids School Board rejected a $375,000 bid from Isaac Newton Christian Academy to purchase Garfield Elementary, opting instead to sell it for $160,000 to a developer planning market-rate apartments. This decision has sparked controversy, with critics arguing it deprives taxpayers of higher returns and may violate upcoming state legislation favoring educational buyers for school property sales.
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