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ON March 3, 2023, Rep. Manny Gregory T. Castro, chairman of the House Committee on Education, and fellow Precinct 2 member Rep. John Paul Sablan, pre-filed House Bill 23-20, a

The concept of belonging is a critical but often overlooked part of student success.

Morningside University Poll, Cone Park closing for the season, Legislative updates on welfare and transgender rights, and more

The draft policy is yet again an example of the HDSB’s inability to develop a policy that will address the issue at hand, says a parent

Budget cuts are partly responsible for animating many new influencers looking to shape public opinion on the Unit 5 referendum, expanding the political playing field to include school board candidate slates, student-led organizing, and PTOs.

Now that the bill passed and was signed into law, I want to debunk three harmful myths about Iowa’s Students First Act.

Opinion: Rural schools are still supported, and school choice benefits Iowans from all walks of life, writes Ellie Krasne.

(Des Moines) Bills proposing a three-percent increase in funding for Iowa's public schools are ready for debat...

DES MOINES—Iowans can use public funding to pay for private K-12 education, marking one of the most monumental shifts in the history of the state’s school system.

(OSV News) -- A new law passed swiftly by the Iowa Legislature on Jan. 24 gives more families the opportunity to choose between sending their children to private or public schools in Iowa, beginning with the next school year, 2023-24. I am thrilled that both the Iowa House and the Iowa Senate have passed the Students First Act and I look forward to signing it into law later today, Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a Jan. 24 statement. For the first time, we will fund students instead of a system, a