Courts
Iowa school district settles lawsuit with pro-parent group over transgender policyAn Iowa school board has agreed to pay $20,000 to resolve a lawsuit over a district policy enabling students to transition genders at school without parental notification or permission. Parents… Read More
Government
Iowa Senate passes religious freedom bill after hour-long debate(The Center Square) â A bill Democrats said would open the door to discrimination of LGBTQ people passed the Iowa Senate along party lines after an hour-long debate on Tuesday. Read More
Public Education
Iowa State University still pushes DEI principles on job listings after crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Iowa State University (ISU) appears to still be pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) principles in multiple job listings, despite a move by the Iowa Board of… Read More
Government
Iowa bill banning punishment for teachers who don’t use pronouns advances(The Center Square) â An Iowa subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would ban disciplinary action against teachers and other school employees who do not use a student’s preferred pronouns. Read More
Public Education
Gov. Kim Reynolds wants to reform Iowaâs special education agencies after 20 years of declining academics and lack of accountabilityGov. Kim Reynolds is backing an effort to reform Iowaâs education agencies after reported mismanagement. The network of nine Area Education Agencies (AEA) â distinct from… Read More
Government
Iowa lawmakers advance religious freedom bill(The Center Square) â An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday that would prevent religious discrimination in Iowa over the objections of some who said the bill could discourage… Read More
Christian Schools
Iowa Christian School wins statewide civics awardAhead of the November election, students of voting age at Ankeny Christian School in Ankeny, Iowa are focused on their civic duty. The school was recently named a winner of… Read More
Culture
More than 16,700 Iowa students use educational savings accounts(The Center Square) â The Iowa Department of Education said Friday that 16,757 students used the Students First Educational Savings Accounts to enroll in accredited nonpublic schools. This is the… Read More
Courts
Iowa appeals injunction on law banning sexually explicit books in schools(The Center Square) â Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Friday she is appealing an injunction that kept a law banning sexually explicit LGBTQ books in school libraries from taking… Read More
Courts
Federal judge halts book restrictions, allows parental notification on pronouns in Iowa law(The Center Square) â A law banning books that reference sex acts of LGBTQ persons was struck down by a federal judge Friday afternoon, but parts of the law will… Read More
Public Education
Iowa universities told to pull back DEI functions(The Center Square) â The Iowa Board of Regents called for the state’s three public universities to review the diversity, equity and inclusion programs, also known as DEI, and eliminate… Read More
Government
The best way to fight indoctrination in schools: School choice(The Daily Signal) â Education freedom is the âgreat equalizerâ and has âthe biggest impactâ on preventing indoctrination in the schools, proclaimed Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. âYou can ⌠say… Read More
Public Education
âMost Improvedâ: Iowa governor explains how Hawkeye State won school choice revolution(Daily Signal) â âI truly believe that school choice will make the most consequential change for our education system in decades,â Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says. The Heritage Foundation feted… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 19,000 students approved for Iowaâs Students First Education Savings AccountsIowaâs new school program has almost 19,000 students participating in its first year, the stateâs Department of Education announced Thursday. Of approximately 25,000 applicants, 18,893 students were approved to receive… Read More
Public Education
Iowa school districtâs new hiring policy allows convicted criminal to applyThe largest school district in Iowa will now consider applicants with criminal records after revising its hiring policy. The Des Moines Public School District Superintendent Ian Roberts announced the change… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Iowa public school administrative costs up 20% in 6 yearsAn audit by the state of Iowa showed administrative costs for public schools went up by 20% over the last six years as some lawmakers seek crack down on top-heavy… Read More
Courts
Court unanimously rules to halt district policy that forces students to ârespectâ gender identity(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Eighth Circuit Court panel of judges unanimously ruled Friday that an Iowa school districtâs policy requiring students and staff to ârespectâ their classmatesâ gender… Read More
Courts
Nebraska superintendent admits allegations from his lawsuit against his former employer were falseA former Iowa superintendent has admitted some allegations he made in a lawsuit against his former school board were false. Paul Gausman was the superintendent of Iowaâs Sioux City Community… Read More
Public Education
More students approved for Iowa education savings accounts(The Center Square) – Over 18,000 students in Iowa have been approved for education savings accounts, up by over 1,000 since last month, according to the state Department of Education. Read More
Public Education
School district flags nearly 400 books that may depict sex acts, gender identity in violation of new state law(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Iowa school district has flagged 374 books to review because they may violate a new state law that prohibits the teaching of gender identity… Read More