By Scott McKeag —– A recent Yahoo! article (“Seven Ways Rick Perry wants to change the Constitution”) discussed the Texas …
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By Scott McKeag —– A recent Yahoo! article (“Seven Ways Rick Perry wants to change the Constitution”) discussed the Texas …
By Tim Kintner — Our country and community are going through a difficult time. Unfortunately, for many of our friends …
By Cindy Golding —– On Thursday evening, President Obama told the nation: “We should have no more regulation than the …
Being a daily Iowa Public Radio listener, I followed the scuffle over universal preschool last spring in Des Moines. If …
Many studies on early intervention have found that children who attend preschool have better cognitive, academic and social outcomes later …
The state needs to support universal preschool given the additional curricular expectations put on kindergarten. Preschool is a needed transitional …
The state should work to expand early childhood education. The importance of preschool was highlighted by the many in attendance …
Gov. Terry Branstad is disconnected when it comes to the needs of families of preschool-age kids. His idea to cut …
There has been discussion at the state level about expanding funding of preschool so that all 4-year-olds can attend free. …
It is imperative that we start our children off on the road to success from the beginning. That is why …
After being involved in Iowa’s Education Summit, education reform is coming. Themes emerged at the summit: merit-based pay for teachers, …
I believe that the state should be involved in seeing that all 4-year-olds can attend a preschool. This allows the …
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