McKenzie Snow, Gov. Reynolds' pick to lead the Iowa Department of Education and a former Trump administration staffer, wouldn't answer Sen. Herman Quirmbach’s (D-Ames) questions in a Senate...
A former Trump administration official and advocate for using public funds for private school scholarships officially has Iowa’s top education job. The Iowa Senate confirmed McKenzie Snow’s...
Iowa Republicans are going to say Iowa Democrats don't support teacher pay, but they won't mention that it was part of the unpopular AEA bill.
Hills Elementary School will close next school year after nearly 60 years of educating students, and members of the Iowa City School Board cite inadequate state funding as one of the reasons why....
Story updated after the bill was signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday, March 27. In recent years, it has been rare for Iowa Republicans in the legislature to vote against Gov. Kim Reynolds’...
McKenzie Snow’s critics note she has never taught inside an American classroom and that her only degree is in political science; however, some prominent education officials in Iowa believe she is...
One of the largest school districts in Iowa announced it was cutting 50 staff positions, including 19 full-time teachers, beginning next school year. The Linn-Mar Community School District...
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
Sen. Molly Donahue (D-Cedar Rapids) questioned her colleagues on why they were moving forward with enacting major legislative changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs), a plan most Iowans...
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
