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Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s arrival more than a year ago raised hopes for parents across the district, particularly Latino parents, hoping for more of a role in school decision making. Latino students make up nearly three-quarters of the LAUSD student population. But Carvalho’s 100-day plan, which promised to narrow academic achievement gaps and […]

Many Times-Republican readers are used to my commentary on government and public service from my roles as the former Marshall County Treasurer and current chair

Roberts takes over Iowa's largest and most diverse school district from Interim Superintendent Matt Smith July 1.

Over 17,500 Iowa families have applied for state-funded education savings accounts to pay students private school costs, exceeding budget estimates.

As of Friday, hundreds more Iowans than anticipated have applied for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program, potentially costing the state $11.2 million more than lawmakers had budgeted.

Parents and guardians can access the online application from a link on the Department of Education’s ESA webpage at educateiowa.gov/pk-12/students-first-education-savings-accounts.

/PRNewswire/ -- The application window for Iowas new Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) program opened Wednesday. As of Friday, June 2, at 11 a.m....

Applications for the Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) program opened at 8:00 am Thursday, prompting thousands of applications from Iowa

Iowa families can begin signing up today, for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program.