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A community blog about Iowa politics

Bruce Lear: Governor Kim Reynolds ridiculed and condescended to educators seeking specific guidance about "age-appropriate" material.

Bruce Lear: Most school board candidates understand Iowa is facing a teacher shortage. These ideas would help solve the problem.

Bruce Lear explains a ballot initiative in Pella, which would allow the city council to overrule the public library board.

Even as the presidential campaign dominates, we owe it to our future to consider the election that will protect our schools.

Bruce Lear suggests questions voters can ask candidates before the upcoming elections for Iowa school boards.

"As Republican Presidential wannabes traipse across the countryside offering 30 second solutions for complex problems, there’s another more immediate election looming. School board elections in November will help determine if

As a new school year begins in Iowa, retired educator Bruce Lear shares observations about that unique profession.

Bruce Lear fondly recalls the teachers at Iowa's Shellsburg School who engaged him in reading, band, choir, and drama.

OTHER VOICES: Like the couple of times, we changed yearbook themes, I’d suggest our new state theme be, “Fight to Flourish.” If we don’t “Fight to Flourish,” they’ll be no