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Republicans advance required in-person learning option, private school scholarship bills in Iowa Legislature Stephen Gruber-Miller and Ian Richardson, Des Moines Register In condition of the state, Reynolds calls for open enrollment in every school district Replay Video UP NEXT Over the strenuous objections of Democrats and teachers groups, Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate are moving quickly to approve a pair of proposals they argue will give parents more choice in...

The Rozenboom Report by Senator Ken Rozenboom For January 22nd, 2021 We have completed the second week of the 2021 legislative session. While this week was shortened because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, the schedule was full of subcommittee meetings as we start going through the legislative process. Subcommittees are the first step in the legislative process and are one of the ways Iowans can be involved in the lawmaking process. Subcommittees have been different than usual this yea...

The 65-page bill released Wednesday would bring many of her "school choice" priorities to pass.

DES MOINES — Two major education pushes favored by Gov. Kim Reynolds and majority GOP legislators — expanding school choices for Iowa parents and students and providing 100 percent in-person instruction for those who want it — will start getting Statehouse consideration next week. Reynolds’ 65-page bill, released Wednesday, proposes three elements of school choice, which she highlighted in her Condition of the State address earlier this month. Her bill would: • Establish state fundin...

The Iowa legislature is working on Governor Kim Reynolds plan for school classes.

We hoped for a serious legislative session focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and other pressing issues affecting Iowans. It didnt take long for legislative leaders to show they had other plans.

The Iowa legislature is working on Governor Kim Reynolds plan for school classes.