Educators are again asking for an increase of 5 percent in funding for Iowa public schools, saying it’s crucial for keeping up with inflation, managing increased operating costs and making up for decades of underfunding amid statewide declining school enrollment.
An injunction blocking Iowa’s school book-removal mandate remains in place, but school leaders say the legal back-and-forth has created confusion and caution in classrooms. A pending decision from a federal appellate court could reshape what libraries and teachers are allowed to do.
A surge in student hunger — brought on by the suspension of a federal food assistance program beginning Saturday — will manifest as crisis in classrooms, decreased academic performance and increased behavioral challenges, Iowa school leaders say.
Republican House Speaker Pat Grassley and other statehouse leaders say they have no interest in pursuing changes to the state-run retirement program for public employees despite a proposal from a state government efficiency panel last week.
Iowa's governor this week praised President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education, while some other state politicians and education leaders warned of dire potential impacts for schools and students.
The new rules would reduce penalties for allowing teens to work longer hours, and do not change penalties for workplace safety or hazardous conditions violations.
State is asking the federal appeals court to lift an injunction on the 2023 Iowa law.
Everyone agrees on 'why.’ It’s ‘how’ that gets tricky
Legislation being debated in Iowa Legislature aims to stop teachers from grooming students for sexual relationships.
Most of the new state law is temporarily blocked while the federal courts hear legal challenges that claim it violates First Amendment rights to free speech
The publishing giant filed the lawsuit in federal court Thursday, naming Iowa State Board of Education President John Robbins, Iowa State Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow and a number of local school districts and officials as defendants.
It was when I looked at the lengthy list of comments on a candidate’s ad on Facebook that I first …
Melissa Peterson, the legislative and policy director of the Iowa State Education Association — which is the largest teachers union in Iowa — speaks on the impact these government decisions could have on the field of education in Iowa.
In the last nine days, we’ve learned that more than double the estimated number of Iowa students have applied for …
House rule change lets the bill bypass the usual vetting process.
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