The Branstad Education Plan: Take 10 Years To Accomplish Nothing Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in his Condition of the State address on… Shane Vander HartJanuary 12, 20123 minute read
Transcript: Governor Terry Branstad’s 2012 Condition of the State Address Iowa Governor Terry Branstad gave his Condition of the State address this… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 10, 201213 minute read
Branstad Unveils Legislative Recommendations for Education Reform Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled their final recommendations… Shane Vander HartJanuary 6, 20125 minute read
Iowa’s National Guardsmen Deserve Better When I joined the Iowa Army National Guard back in 1989 with… Shane Vander HartJanuary 1, 20121 minute read
My Top Ten Predictions for 2012 Looking back at my predictions for last year I actually did get… Shane Vander HartDecember 31, 20111 minute read
Branstad, Reynolds announce Excellence in Mentoring Award recipients (DES MOINES) – The recipients of the 2012 Excellence in Mentoring Award… Caffeinated ThoughtsDecember 27, 20112 minute read
Do Iowa’s Students Need Longer School Days? This is a dreaded subject for students over Christmas break I’m sure,… Shane Vander HartDecember 26, 20112 minute read
Branstad & Reynolds: IRS Approves Housing Relief For Missouri River Flooding Victims Affordable housing income restrictions waived for flood-impacted residents of Fremont, Harrison, Mils,… Caffeinated ThoughtsDecember 23, 20112 minute read
Branstad Administration Puts The Brakes On Education Blueprint’s Teacher Pay Proposal Mary Stegmeir of The Des Moines Register reported yesterday that Iowa Governor… Shane Vander HartNovember 17, 20113 minute read
Grading Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Blueprint By Eric Goranson & Shane Vander Hart with contributions from William Gustoff… Caffeinated ThoughtsNovember 3, 20112 minute read
Governor Branstad, Public School Options Only? I just received something in the mail today from Iowans for Public… Shane Vander HartNovember 1, 20112 minute read
Branstad’s Education Blueprint Marks End of Local Control As We Know It Iowa Governor Terry Branstad announced his administration’s new education blueprint. The blueprint… Shane Vander HartOctober 3, 20113 minute read
Iowa Senate Shake-up? Update: Special Election in Iowa Senate District 18 set for November 8th Credible sources say there is a possibility that State Senator Swati Dandekar… Shane Vander HartSeptember 16, 20111 minute read
What Iowa State Patrol Protection for Sarah Palin? Under The Golden Dome asks whether or not Governor Terry Branstad approved… Shane Vander HartAugust 19, 20111 minute read
Terry Branstad’s Education Summit: A Good Start, Now Let The Hard Work Begin During Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Summit, I was struck by the… Eric GoransonJuly 27, 20114 minute read
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Misguided Praise of Common Core Standards Those who have read my writing long enough know how I feel… Shane Vander HartJuly 25, 20112 minute read