Shane Vander Hart hosted CIA veteran Brad Johnson and discussed Common Core with Shannon Joy on this week’s edition of Caffeinated Thoughts Radio.
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After Adopting Smarter Balanced, Iowa Looks for a New Assessment
After the Iowa State Board of Education had adopted Smarter Balanced, a new law required the Department of Education to issue an RFP for a new assessment.
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A Discussion: Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination (Video)
Watch Ryan T. Anderson, John Corvino, and Sherif Girgis discuss their new book Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination at the Heritage Foundation.
Bill Northey Named as Co-Chair for Reynolds-Gregg Campaign
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg named Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey as a co-chair of their gubernatorial campaign.
Homeschooling: The Ultimate School Choice
Pioneer Institute released a new education policy study entitled “Homeschooling: The Ultimate School Choice” authored by William Heuer and William Donovan.
Drums Along the Mohawk a Great Movie for Independence Day
John Ford’s Drums Along the Mohawk takes us to the Mohawk Valley during the American Revolution that gives us a taste of what it was like to be there.
The Forgotten Rules, Regulations, and Costs of Fees on Iowa Taxpayers
John Hendirckson: Iowa taxpayers should be protected by a constitutional amendment that requires tax and fee increases to pass the Legislature with a supermajority.
LCMS Launches Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty, Names First Director
The Rev. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz will be the first executive director of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s new Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty (LCRL).
Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann Attacks Ben Sasse at Trump Rally
Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann at a Trump rally said U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) should stay on his side of the Missouri River if he does not love Trump.
Reynolds Sets Iowa House District 82 Special Election for August 8
Following the death of State Rep. Curt Hanson, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds set the date of Iowa House District 82’s special election for August 8, 2017.