Iowa K-12 News | Superintendent's Corner https://superintendentscorner.com/state-iowa The latest Iowa school district news. en-us Teacher who sued Iowa school district for students’ ‘racist’ acts wins $425,000 https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQUkV5QzladzhxWjRWX0YyYS1OTHlHX3VMZWR6T3lpNWdnTDhMRXVsOEFFcnlyQTFyWU11OUNNU3FKOWl6RDY3VDRzcVJ4U1JYRXNSNS0yMnRKajRmVzEtSTg4TGJjX2R4cnRnT0o0WmMycDRVU2MxUy1yWjBRWmlkeDNWYVB1aElYWjQ2MEF0OUVwUFEwLWMwM2U4bUpfZ09oeVpoTDJNWHI3dWx4amEtbTFkNTAwdW1CZXc?oc=5 https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQUkV5QzladzhxWjRWX0YyYS1OTHlHX3VMZWR6T3lpNWdnTDhMRXVsOEFFcnlyQTFyWU11OUNNU3FKOWl6RDY3VDRzcVJ4U1JYRXNSNS0yMnRKajRmVzEtSTg4TGJjX2R4cnRnT0o0WmMycDRVU2MxUy1yWjBRWmlkeDNWYVB1aElYWjQ2MEF0OUVwUFEwLWMwM2U4bUpfZ09oeVpoTDJNWHI3dWx4amEtbTFkNTAwdW1CZXc?oc=5 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:34:11 +0000 Iowa Capital Dispatch Policy & LegislationIowa Progress to reduce chronic absenteeism slows nationwide https://www.k12dive.com/news/progress-to-reduce-chronic-absenteeism-slows-nationwide/832029/ https://www.k12dive.com/news/progress-to-reduce-chronic-absenteeism-slows-nationwide/832029/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:55:00 +0000 K-12 Dive Teaching & LearningIowaRhode Island Despite the concerning trend, Iowa and Rhode Island are among states where attendance experts see success. 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Now It’s Gaining Some Ground https://www.the74million.org/article/iowa-declared-war-on-chronic-absenteeism-now-its-gaining-some-ground/ https://www.the74million.org/article/iowa-declared-war-on-chronic-absenteeism-now-its-gaining-some-ground/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 Teaching & LearningIowa Davenport, Iowa, superintendent TJ Schneckloth has an easy way of describing the impact of student absenteeism.  “Take your favorite book,” he said. “Let me rip one page out and it’s no longer your favorite book.”... The red-state Democrat upending the politics of school vouchers https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/02/rob-sand-is-running-for-governor-focusing-on-iowa-school-vouchers-esa/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/02/rob-sand-is-running-for-governor-focusing-on-iowa-school-vouchers-esa/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:11:10 +0000 Chalkbeat Policy & LegislationIowa Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand speaks at a picnic hosted by the Adair County Democrats in Greenfield, Iowa, on August 11, 2019.