Articles Tagged: Area Education Agencies

School districts like Marion Independent School District are figuring out how to support teachers and students as they navigate a new world that includes generative AI.

The roundtable — held at the Cedar Rapids Ladd Library — was convened and led by State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. Educators covered topics ranging from education savings accounts and curriculum, to school funding and AEA changes.

A task force is charged with making any recommendations for further changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies after a new state law went into effect this year.

A new state law changed the funding and operations of Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies; Gov. Reynolds said the changes will provide accountability and send more funding directly to schools

The positions were created by the new, Republican-approved Iowa law that overhauled the operations and funding of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies

Changes to Iowa’s special education system, regulations on consumable hemp and new procedures for traffic cameras are set to take effect July 1.

Iowa House District 53 covers Poweshiek County and most of Tama County.

Among the new initiatives in next year’s budget are increased salaries for judges, funding for a new state Division of Special Education, and funding to increase accessibility at Iowa’s state parks.

On the podcast this week: the future of abortion access in Iowa, an AEA bill redo, traffic camera restrictions green lit

Reynolds told reporters Wednesday she is ‘happy’ with the new law that changed the structure and funding of area education agencies

Gov. Kim Reynolds calls changes to Iowa’s area education agencies ‘meaningful and necessary reform’

The legislation is a limited version of what Reynolds originally proposed, but has still been met with fierce opposition from AEA officials and statehouse Democrats

You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit. During my decade of volunteer service to a program …

It was the latest legislative attempt by Republican state lawmakers to follow through on Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to overhaul AEA operations and funding, a pitch she made in January during her Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature.

Iowa Senate Republicans voted Monday to approve their version of AEA changes, which more closely mirrors a proposal from Gov. Kim Reynolds. Now, lawmakers in the Senate and House must agree on which legislation to send to the governor.