Parents, educators, & legislators question proposed reforms to AEAs at Ottumwa Town Hall
Kim Johnson says that her Area Education Agency has advocated for her son Tyler since he was just nine months old.
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Kim Johnson says that her Area Education Agency has advocated for her son Tyler since he was just nine months old.
It’s been 14 years since the state has had a functional governor-appointed commission assigned to address issues facing Hispanic and Latino Missourians. In that time, the population has increased by more than 40%.
It’s been 14 years since the state has had a functional governor-appointed commission assigned to address issues facing Hispanic and Latino Missourians. In that time, the population has increased by more than 40%.
Hispanic Missourians used to have advocates built into the state government thanks to the bipartisan Governor’s Commission of Hispanic Affairs. It was introduced in 2003. About four years later, it basically disappeared.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the demographic groups that left the workforce is disproportionate numbers were Latinas. But some of Iowa’s Latina entrepreneurs have taken the pandemic as a chance to follow their dreams.