Preserve Innocence’s mission is to promote policies and actions that protect children and to defend the sovereignty of the family.
I have the privilege of serving on Preserve Innocence Iowa’s Advisory Board and the top three priorities in Iowa for the upcoming General Assembly are:
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Enacting a Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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Enhancing curriculum transparency in public schools
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Enacting legislation allowing for independent accreditation for nonpublic schools
Future items we’ll be working on are:
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Passing legislation enabling nonpublic schools to opt out of health and PE courses they find morally objectionable.
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Repealing the Iowa Core Curriculum
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Empowering parents to choose (educational choice) the educational vehicle that best meets the needs of their children, regardless of their income or address
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Ensuring that public policy respects the missions of private schools and homeschool families.
With respect to federal policy, the Preserve Innocence focus is:
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Curtailing the influence of the federal government in education policy-making and returning power over education to the parent and community.
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Increasing transparency in education, including in the promotion of curricula and materials, thereby giving parents fair notice about the federally-sponsored programs being introduced into their schools and giving taxpayers a better idea of where the dollars are going.
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Ensuring that public policy respects the missions of private schools and homeschool families
Excited about the work Preserve Innocence will be doing both in Iowa and nationally.