Iowa Senate Revises House Version of the Abortion Neutrality Amendment
The Iowa Senate approved an amended version of HJR 5, a proposed constitutional amendment that would add abortion neutrality language into ...
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Democrats Object to Bill Making Technical Improvements to Iowa’s Homeschooling Law
The Iowa Senate Education Committee passed 10 to 5 a bill that updates and clarifies the law regarding private instruction ...
Iowa Bill Prohibiting Race and Sex Stereotyping in Diversity Training Advances
Two companion bills in the Iowa Legislature that prohibit race and sex stereotyping in diversity training in Iowa's public schools ...
Education Funding Bills Move Forward in the Iowa Legislature
The Iowa Senate and Iowa House Education committees approved bills that would increase supplemental state aid to schools by 2.2 ...
Iowa Senate Passes Governor’s School Choice Bill
After a heated debate, the Iowa Senate passed SF 159, Gov. Kim Reynolds' "Students First Act" which has several school choice ...
Reynolds Signs Bill Requiring Full-Time In-Person Learning
The Iowa Legislature passed and Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that requires Iowa schools to offer a full-time, in-person ...
Iowa Senate Panel Advances Bill Requiring Public Elementary Schools Teach Cursive
Senate File 89, a bill that requires Iowa's public elementary schools to teach cursive, advanced out of an Iowa Senate ...
Governor’s School Choice Bill Passes in Iowa Senate Education Committee
The Iowa Senate Education Committee passed SSB 1065, a bill with several school choice measures proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, ...
Bill Requiring Full-Time In-Person Learning Option Advances in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate Education Committee voted 10 to 5 for a bill that requires schools to offer a full-time, in-person ...
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