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Education policy, school choice, local control in education and homeschooling

Bush Can’t Sway Iowa Republicans on Common Core by Avoiding Them

Jeb Bush avoids actual campaigning in the Iowa, but yet he says he can convince GOP voters on issues like Common Core where his position is unpopular.

National Homeschooling Group Actively Opposes Iowa’s Anti-Bullying Bill

The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) announced on Friday that it opposed SF 345 the anti-bullying bill still active in the Iowa House.

“Nothing Worse” Than Homeschoolers Weighing In on Public School Policy

State Representative Josh Byrnes (R-Osage) believes that Iowa’s homeschooling parents should remain silent about public school policy.

How Federal Assessment Programs Wreak Havoc on Education

The value of effective teaching assessments is being undercut by the problems created by an overbearing federal involvement defining teacher accountability.

The Des Moines Register Must Hate Homeschooling

The Des Moines Register once again attacks Iowa homeschooling families and the new freedom they enjoy under independent private instruction.

Hillary Clinton: Says Education is a “Non-Family Enterprise”

Hillary Clinton during a education roundtable where she defended Common Core called education the “most important non-family enterprise in raising kids.

Why Ernst and Young Didn’t Sign Common Core Defunding Letter

Three out of six members of Iowa’s Congressional Delegation signed a letters circulating in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate calling for Common Core defunding.

Holding Local Schools Hostage

Schools need to know what the amount of State Supplemental Aid so they can budget and schools need to know the start date so they can plan their calendars.

Jeb Bush Wasn’t Against Federal Involvement in Common Core in 2011

In 2011 former Florida Governor Jeb Bush praised U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s use of carrots and sticks to pressure states to change.

Brad Buck to Leave the Iowa Department of Education

Brad Buck, director of the Iowa Department of Education, was selected as Cedar Rapids Community School District’s next Superintendent starting July 1st.

Chuck Grassley and Steve King Work to Block Common Core Funding

Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are asking for an appropriations rider to block further funding for Common Core.

Jeb Bush’s Flawed (Common) Core Values

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush may be beating his chest in New Hampshire with a friendly group, but he’s been relatively silent on Common Core in Iowa.

Global Teaching Prize Winner Discourages Teaching Because of Common Core

Nancie Atwell, winner of the 2015 Global Teaching Prize, says that now is not the right time to get into teaching in public schools due to the Common Core.

Chris Christie’s Common Core “Grave Concerns” Don’t Include PARCC

In Iowa Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) says he has “grave concerns” about the Common Core, in New Jersey he defends the Common Core-aligned assessment PARCC.

Os Guinness Headlines Iowa Prayer Breakfast Educator Event

Os Guiness will headline a complimentary Iowa Prayer Breakfast Educator Event at Urbandale High School on Wednesday, April 1st at 7:30p.

Iowa House and Senate in Conflict Over School Start Date

A non-partisan conflict between the Iowa House of Representatives and Iowa Senate over the future of the school start date has made some strange allies.