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April 16th through the 20th, Hillcrest Academy students stepped outside the classroom to turn their focus toward community service during their Service and Learning Term, or SALT. This is a program the school participates in every other year. It is defined by the district as a week-long innovative learning experience outside of the normal classroom that focuses on putting their beliefs into action by bringing service to others. Goals for the program include a sense of community and group dynamics for participants, service to others, exposure to new cultures and points of view, educational enr...

In Touch with Southeast Iowa On today’s program we speak with Marcus Miller, faculty member at Hillcrest Academy about their SALT (Service and Learning Term). This is part one of a two part interview.  

Trust, ways of doing things. you are getting quiet on me. i don't see it either. show me some learning -- where has he improved. >> 18 months ago people thought this guy is is a joke. quick study. he is the president of the united states. i think he let sebody else drive his agenda. i think he is goio learn from that. >> who is that? >> paul ryan on hill. i think there were mistakes in how the agenda and the agenda calendar has run out. >> do you think paul ryan has talent. >> he has some talent but not as much talent as speakers in the past. >> learning term in terms of monitoring policies, m...

>> reporter: is this going to happen all over again in a few months? >> no. >> reporter: jim acosta, cnn, washington. >> let's see if he can keep that promise. the deal is done. this morning, the first step in negotiating a learning term solution is set to begin with the head of the senate budget committee patty murray and paul ryan scheduled to talk this morning. what is the goal for this meeting? i guess we should be talking about longer term because we are on the heels of facing this again? >> that's right, good morning. >> reporter: the goal for this meeting is to begin talks on a longer...