Every Iowa college has its own unique traditions that carry on from one generation of students to the next. Here are six of the most famous.
Urbandale has joined five other Iowa school districts in voting to protect its transgender and nonbinary students.
“Survival mode.”
That’s what Rep. Heather Matson says Iowa’s public school districts are operating in these days.
And in just a couple of short months, there will be another issue added to the growing list of Republican moves that are hurting the state's more than 300 public school districts.
Besides being underfunded, not having teacher candidates to hire, and a voucher system that diverts public funds from public schools to private, the new trouble will be a requirement for public schools to let private school students play in their sports programs.
Matson says she worries about “the possible fiscal and logistical implications.”
Rob Sand, Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, spoke with teachers Thursday afternoon in Cedar Rapids. On the private school voucher program, Sand said if school choice advocates want competition, they should have the same rules public schools maintain.
The Iowa Legislature passed a bill this session banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and trainings by "public entities," including Iowa's public universities. And they spelled...
Rob Sand wants to do something about the waste, fraud, and abuse of public dollars for private schools.
Iowans have a right to know how their taxpayer dollars are being used—but when it comes to the state's private school voucher program, that’s not what’s happening. Iowa’s state auditor and others...
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One Iowa Senator calls it “money laundering.” The state auditor says it’s what keeps him up at night.
What is it? If you guessed the state’s school voucher program, you’d be right.
There’s a lack of accountability in Iowa over how private schools spend public money that’s allocated through vouchers.
State leaders and advocates hosted over 70 school "walk-ins" on May Day, also known as International Workers Day, to show support for Iowa public schools. State Auditor Rob Sand spoke at Callanan Middle School in Des Moines about the importance of funding public education.
