- Teacher who sued Iowa school district for students’ ‘racist’ acts wins $425,000
- Progress to reduce chronic absenteeism slows nationwide
Despite the concerning trend, Iowa and Rhode Island are among states where attendance experts see success.
- The tax change that could help the child care workforce
Each year, the early childhood educators at Bluff’s Little Thinkers in western Iowa spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on classroom supplies and materials, including rugs for “cozy corners” where children can...
- Opinion: New Study Shows Women Still Face a Higher Bar for the Superintendent’s Job
In 1874, the school board of Davenport, Iowa, offered Phebe Sudlow the superintendency at less than the departing man’s salary. Her response has echoed across history. “Gentlemen, if you are cutting the salary because...
- Iowa, Deemed Below Basic in Reading, Stays Silent on the ‘Honesty Gap’
Every few years, testing experts at the U.S. Department of Education weigh state assessments against their “gold standard,” the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “the nation’s report card.” In a...
- ‘What Did We Do Wrong Now?’: Rural Iowa Schools Weigh Impact of ESA Expansion
As Iowa’s Education Savings Account program continues to expand to include all K-12 families, rural public school districts are still trying to determine how the scholarships will affect their classrooms, budgets and...
- Iowa school districts quietly agreed to new limits on undocumented students’ course access
Students work on a house model during their Building Industry Technology Academy class at Valencia High School in Placentia, California, in 2019.
- Iowa Audit Analyzes Impact of State’s Education Savings Account Program
Nearly 79% of students who used Iowa’s funding program for K-12 private schools were “already projected” to attend private schools, according to a report released Wednesday by Iowa Auditor Rob Sand.  Iowa...
- Iowa Declared War on Chronic Absenteeism. Now It’s Gaining Some Ground
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
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand speaks at a picnic hosted by the Adair County Democrats in Greenfield, Iowa, on August 11, 2019.
